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Hans Fritzsche
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German Nazi official (1900-1953); International Military Tribunal defendant
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Hans Fritzsche was a German journalist, politician, radio personality, and civil servant. Born in Bochum on April 21, 1900, he was a member of the Nazi Party and the German National People's Party. He also belonged to the Kyffhäuserbund. Fritzsche participated in World War I and World War II. He spoke German and had an assessment involving an intelligence test.
Fritzsche died of cancer in Cologne on September 27, 1953, due to natural causes. He is significantly associated with Joseph Goebbels. His works include *Die geschichtlichen grundlagen der kantonalen rechte*, *Volkstümliche Rechtspflege*, *Begründung und ausbau der neuzeitlichen rechtspflege des kantons Zürich*, *Zeugen gegen England*, and *Ein deutscher Granzlandkampf im ausgehenden Mittelalter*. Six of his works are recorded in the Open Library. His archives are held at the German Federal Archives.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 6
Top works
- Die geschichtlichen grundlagen der kantonalen rechte
- Volkstümliche Rechtspflege ...
- Begründung und ausbau der neuzeitlichen rechtspflege des kantons Zürich
- Zeugen gegen England
- Ein deutscher Granzlandkampf im ausgehenden Mittelalter
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1900-04-21 ) 21 April 1900, Bochum , Province of Westphalia , Kingdom of Prussia , German Empire
- Died
- 27 September 1953 (1953-09-27) (aged 53), Cologne , North Rhine-Westphalia , West Germany
- Party
- Nazi Party
- Other political affiliations
- German National People's Party
- Spouse
- Hildegard Fritzsche
- Alma mater
- University of Greifswald , Humboldt University of Berlin
- Occupation
- Ministerialdirektor in the Ministry for Popular Enlightenment and Propaganda
- Profession
- Journalist, Government Official
- Allegiance
- German Empire
- Branch service
- Imperial German Army
- Years of service
- 1917–1918
- Rank
- Soldat
- Battles wars
- World War I
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Hans
- Family name
- Fritzsche
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Bochum
- Place of death
- Cologne
- Occupation
- undersecretary
- Political party
- German National People's Party
- Languages spoken
- German
- Conflict
- World War II
- Image
- Hans Fritzsche.jpg
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- Commons category
- Hans Fritzsche
- date of death
- 1953-09-27
- date of birth
- 1900-04-21
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- cancer
- assessment
- intelligence test
- name in kana
- ハンス・ゲオルク・フリッチェ
- member of
- Kyffhäuserbund
- name in native language
- Hans Fritzsche
- P8168
- Yuri Butsayev
- archives at
- German Federal Archives
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Encyclopedic overview
August Franz Anton Hans Fritzsche (21 April 1900 – 27 September 1953) was a German journalist and broadcaster who was the Ministerialdirektor at the Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda of Nazi Germany. He was the preeminent German broadcaster of his time, as part of efforts to present a more popular and entertaining side of the Nazi regime, and his voice was recognised by the majority of Germans.
After serving in the Imperial German Army in the First World War, Fritzsche joined Alfred Hugenberg's German National People's Party. He began his broadcasting career in 1932, and a year later his agency was incorporated into Joseph Goebbels' Propaganda Ministry, upon which he also became a member of the Nazi Party. He became head of the ministry's Press Division in 1938, and head of the Radio Division in 1942. Despite his prominence in German radio, Fritzsche played no significant role in the formulation of policy.
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