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|fullname = Hans Michael Frank | |fullname = Hans Michael Frank | ||
|alias = The Butcher of Poland | |alias = The Butcher of Poland | ||
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|type of villain = Nazi War Criminal | |type of villain = Nazi War Criminal | ||
|goals = Exterminate all Jews and Poles in Poland (failed) | |goals = Exterminate all Jews and Poles in Poland (failed) | ||
|crimes = [[War crimes]]<br>[[Genocide]]<br>[[ | |crimes = [[War crimes]]<br>[[Genocide]]<br>Mass [[murder]]<br>[[Crimes against humanity]]<br>Forced labor<br>[[Terrorism]]<br>Mass incarceration<br>[[Ethnic cleansing]] | ||
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}}{{Quote|Gentlemen, I must ask you to rid yourself of all feelings of pity. We must annihilate the Jews wherever we find them and whenever it is possible.|Hans Frank}} | }}{{Quote|A great Jewish migration will begin in any case. But what should we do with the Jews? Do you think they will be settled in Ostland, in villages? We were told in Berlin, 'Why all this bother? We can do nothing with them either in Ostland or in the Reichskommissariat. So liquidate them yourselves.' Gentlemen, I must ask you to rid yourself of all feelings of pity. We must annihilate the Jews wherever we find them and whenever it is possible.|Hans Frank}} | ||
'''Hans Michael Frank''' (23 May 1900 – 16 October 1946) was a German politician and lawyer who served as head of the General Government in [[Nazi Party|Nazi]]-occupied Poland during [[World War II]]. | '''Hans Michael Frank''' (23 May 1900 – 16 October 1946) was a German politician and lawyer who served as head of the General Government in [[Nazi Party|Nazi]]-occupied Poland during [[World War II]]. | ||
Frank was an early member of the [[German Workers' Party]], the precursor of the Nazi Party (NSDAP). He took part in the failed [[Beer Hall Putsch]], and later became [[Adolf Hitler]]'s personal legal adviser as well as the lawyer of the NSDAP. In June 1933, he was named as a ''Reichsleiter'' (Reich Leader) of the party. In December 1934, Frank joined the Hitler Cabinet as a ''Reichsminister'' without portfolio. | Frank was an early member of the [[German Workers' Party]], the precursor of the Nazi Party (NSDAP). He took part in the failed [[Beer Hall Putsch]], and later became [[Adolf Hitler]]'s personal legal adviser as well as the lawyer of the NSDAP. In June 1933, he was named as a ''Reichsleiter'' (Reich Leader) of the party. In December 1934, Frank joined the Hitler Cabinet as a ''Reichsminister'' without portfolio. | ||
After the German invasion of Poland in 1939, Frank was appointed Governor-General of the occupied Polish territories. During his tenure, he instituted a reign of terror against the civilian population and became directly involved in the mass murder of Jews. He engaged in the use of forced labour and oversaw four of the [[concentration | After the German invasion of Poland in 1939, Frank was appointed Governor-General of the occupied Polish territories. During his tenure, he instituted a reign of terror against the civilian population and became directly involved in the mass murder of Jews. He engaged in the use of forced labour and oversaw four of the [[concentration camp]]s. Frank remained head of the General Government until its collapse in early 1945. | ||
After the war, Frank was found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity at the Nuremberg trials. He was sentenced to death and executed by hanging in October 1946. | After the war, Frank was found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity at the Nuremberg trials. He was sentenced to death and executed by hanging in October 1946. | ||
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Frank participated in the growth of the politics leading to genocide in Poland. Under his guidance mass murder became a deliberate policy. | Frank participated in the growth of the politics leading to genocide in Poland. Under his guidance mass murder became a deliberate policy. | ||
The General Government was the location of four out of six extermination camps, namely: Bełżec, [[Treblinka extermination camp|Treblinka]], Majdanek and Sobibór; | The General Government was the location of four out of six extermination camps, namely: Bełżec, [[Treblinka extermination camp|Treblinka]], Majdanek and Sobibór; Chełmno and [[Auschwitz Birkenau]] fell just outside the borders of the General Government. | ||
Frank later claimed that [[the Holocaust]] was entirely controlled by [[Heinrich Himmler]] and the ''[[Schutzstaffel]]'', and he - Frank - was unaware of the extermination camps in the General Government until early 1944, a claim found to be untrue by the Nuremberg tribunal. | Frank later claimed that [[the Holocaust]] was entirely controlled by [[Heinrich Himmler]] and the ''[[Schutzstaffel]]'', and he - Frank - was unaware of the extermination camps in the General Government until early 1944, a claim found to be untrue by the Nuremberg tribunal. | ||
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[[Category:Warlords]] | [[Category:Warlords]] | ||
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[[Category:Genocidal]] | [[Category:Genocidal]] | ||
[[Category:Mass Murderers]] | [[Category:Mass Murderers]] | ||
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[[Category:Extremists]] | [[Category:Extremists]] | ||