Ernst Kaltenbrunner

@Nazi Leader, Life Achievements and Childhood ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Ernst Kaltenbrunner was an Austrian Nazi Party leader during World War II Execution Austrian Criminals War Criminals Libra Celebrities Ernst Kaltenbrunner was an Austrian-born Nazi Party leader during the World War II and a fanatic Hitler loyalist, who played a leading role in setting up the concentration camps and execution of the Jews. A lawyer by profession, he became the general in the Schutzstaffel (SS), and held the office of Chief of the Reich Main Security Office. After the union of Austria and Germany, he became the official head of the Austrian storm troopers. He also held the post of minister of state security in Austria for three years. After the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich by Czechoslovak patriots, he was appointed to head Germany’s Reich Security Central Office, and was in charge of both the Gestapo and the Nazi concentration camps across Europe. A strong anti-Semite, he agreed with Heinrich Himmler, a leading member of the Nazi Party, that the gas chamber was the right method to execute the Jews. He was taken as a prisoner by the US troops in 1945, and was convicted of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity by the International Military Tribunal at Nürnberg. Kaltenbrunner was the highest-ranking member of the SS to be hanged to death.

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Birthday: October 4, 1903 Died on: October 16, 1946 Nationality: Austrian Famous: Nazi Leader, Criminals, War Criminals Partners: Gräfin Gisela von Westarp Spouses: Elisabeth Eder (m. 1934) Childrens: Ursula Kaltenbrunner, Werner Kaltenbrunner, Wolfgang Kaltenbrunner Information Detail Birthday October 4, 1903 Died on October 16, 1946 Nationality Austrian Famous Nazi Leader, Criminals, War Criminals Partners Gräfin Gisela von Westarp Spouses Elisabeth Eder (m. 1934) Childrens Ursula Kaltenbrunner, Werner Kaltenbrunner, Wolfgang Kaltenbrunner Universities University Of Graz University of Graz Notable Alumnis University Of Graz University Of Graz Cause of death Execution Birth Place Ried im Innkreis Religion Catholicism Height 194cm Gender Male Father Hugo Kaltenbrunner Mother Therese Udwardy Sun Sign Libra Born in Ried im Innkreis Famous as Nazi Leader Died at Age 43

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On January 14, 1934, Kaltenbrunner married Elisabeth Eder, who was a Nazi Party member. They had three children. He also had twins, Ursula and Wolfgang, with his long-time mistress Gisela Gräfin von Westarp. Unsplash Personal Life

In 2001, a Dutch citizen on vacation found Kaltenbrunner's personal Nazi security seal in an Alpine lake in Styria, Austria, 56 years after he had thrown it away in an effort to hide his identity. The words "Chef der Sicherheitspolizei und des SD" (Chief of the Security Police and SD) are engraved on it. Unsplash Personal Life

Ernst Kaltenbrunner was born on October 4, 1903, in Ried im Innkreis, Austria. His father was a lawyer and his family members were keen supporters of the Pan-German Movement. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He attended Realgymnasium in Linz and then went to Graz University from where he obtained his doctorate degree in law in 1926. He worked at a law firm in Salzburg for a year and later opened his own office in Linz in 1928. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Ernst Kaltenbrunner joined the Nazi Party as an NSDAP member on October 18, 1930, and the following year, he became the district speaker (Bezirksredner) for the party in Oberösterreich. In the same year, he also joined the SS and became a legal consultant (Rechtsberater) for the party. In 1932, he served in this same post for SS Abschnitt VIII. Unsplash Career

In the early 1930s, he also began working at his father's law firm, and in 1933 he became the head of the National-Socialist Lawyers' League in Linz. Unsplash Career

In January 1934, he was jailed for conspiracy by the Engelbert Dollfuss government. After he led a hunger strike, he was released along with 489 party members. In 1935, he was jailed again for conspiracy, and he lost his license to practice law. Unsplash Career

In 1935, he headed the illegal SS Abschnitt VIII in Linz, and was regularly in touch with Heinrich Himmler, Reinhard Heydrich, and Heinz Jost, getting their orders and monetary support for his Austrian comrades. The Austrian authorities arrested him in 1937 for heading the illegal Nazi Party. Unsplash Career

He actively assisted in the annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany in March 1938. Thereafter, he held the post of the state secretary for public security in the Seyss-Inquart cabinet, and was promoted to SS-Brigadeführer in March 1938, and later to SS-Gruppenführer (lieutenant general). During this time, he also helped in establishing the concentration camp at Mauthausen near Linz. In the same year, he was appointed High SS and police leader for Donau, and he held the post till 1943. Unsplash Career

Information	Detail
Birthday	October 4, 1903
Died on	October 16, 1946
Nationality	Austrian
Famous	Nazi Leader, Criminals, War Criminals
Partners	Gräfin Gisela von Westarp
Spouses	Elisabeth Eder (m. 1934)
Childrens	Ursula Kaltenbrunner, Werner Kaltenbrunner, Wolfgang Kaltenbrunner
Universities	University Of Graz University of Graz
Notable Alumnis	University Of Graz University Of Graz
Cause of death	Execution
Birth Place	Ried im Innkreis
Religion	Catholicism
Height	194cm
Gender	Male
Father	Hugo Kaltenbrunner
Mother	Therese Udwardy
Sun Sign	Libra
Born in	Ried im Innkreis
Famous as	Nazi Leader
Died at Age	43

Ernst Kaltenbrunner

Austrian

Oct 4, 1903

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Ried im Innkreis