Hans Frank

Identifier
990004381500304146
Language of Description
English
Dates
1 Jan 1934 - 31 Dec 1963
Languages
  • German
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://tau-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/search?vid=TAU&query=any,contains,990004381500304146

Extent and Medium

[51] p.

Envelope 7/7 ; microfilm reel 063 ; Frames 1300 - 1360

Creator(s)

  • Fest, Joachim, 1926 - 2006

Scope and Content

"Hans Michael Frank (23 May 1900 – 16 October 1946) was a German lawyer who worked for the Nazi Party during the 1920s and 1930s, and later became Hitler's personal lawyer. After the invasion of Poland, Frank became Nazi Germany's chief jurist in the occupied Poland "General Government" territory. During his tenure throughout World War II (1939–45), he instituted a reign of terror against the civilian population and became directly involved in the mass murder of Jews. At the Nuremberg trials, he was found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity and was executed."--wikipedia (English)(viewed 5.7.2016).

Newspaper clippings, correspondences, biographical information, book excerpt

Das Gesicht des Dritten Reiches: Hans Frank - Die Kopie eines Gewaltmenschen. Joachim Fest

Note(s)

  • Detailed dates of material: 1934 - 1940, 1952 - 1953, 1956, 1958, 1961 - 1963.

People

  • Frank, Hans, 1900-1946

Subjects

  • Nazis--20th century--Germany
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