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|Image = Bundesarchiv Bild 119-1516-01, Karl von Holz.jpg | |||
|fullname = Karl Holz | |||
|occupation = Nazi Politician | |||
|origin = Nuremberg, Germany | |||
|crimes = [[Anti-Semitism]]<br>[[Murder]]<br>[[War crimes]]<br>[[Crimes against humanity]] | |||
|type of villain = Nazi War Criminal | |||
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'''Karl Holz''' (27 December 1895 - 20 April 1945) was a German [[Nazi Party|Nazi]] politician who served as ''Gauleiter'' of Gau Franconia and leader of the Nazi Party in the Nuremberg area. | '''Karl Holz''' (27 December 1895 - 20 April 1945) was a German [[Nazi Party|Nazi]] politician who served as ''Gauleiter'' of Gau Franconia and leader of the Nazi Party in the Nuremberg area. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Karl Holz was born in Nuremberg in 1895. In 1920 he joined the German Socialist Party under chairman [[Julius Streicher]]. When Streicher joined the Nazi Party the following year, Holz was one of the Socialist | Karl Holz was born in Nuremberg in 1895. In 1920 he joined the German Socialist Party under chairman [[Julius Streicher]]. When Streicher joined the Nazi Party the following year, Holz was one of the Socialist Party members who joined with him. He joined the ''[[Sturmabteilung]]'' and cultivated a close relationship with Streicher. | ||
In 1924 Holz was elected to leader of the Nazi faction in Nuremberg, a post he held until 1932. From 1927 - 1933 he also held the position of editor of ''Der Stürmer'', Streicher's anti-semetic Nazi propaganda newspaper, advancing to editor-in-chief in 1933 and remaining so until 1938. | In 1924 Holz was elected to leader of the Nazi faction in Nuremberg, a post he held until 1932. From 1927 - 1933 he also held the position of editor of ''Der Stürmer'', Streicher's anti-semetic Nazi propaganda newspaper, advancing to editor-in-chief in 1933 and remaining so until 1938. | ||
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