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Also known as Karl August Hanke

German general and last Reichsführer-SS (1903-1945)

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Gender
Male
Origin
Austria
Active from
1980-04-08

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Key facts

President
Adolf Hitler , Karl Dönitz
Chancellor
Adolf Hitler , Joseph Goebbels , Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk
Preceded by
Heinrich Himmler
Succeeded by
Office abolished
Appointed by
Adolf Hitler
Born
Karl August Hanke , ( 1903-08-24 ) 24 August 1903, Lauban , Province of Silesia , Kingdom of Prussia , German Empire
Died
8 June 1945 (1945-06-08) (aged 41), Neudorf , Ústí nad Labem Region , Czechoslovakia
Party
Nazi Party
Spouse
Baroness Freda von Fircks ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1944 ) ​
Alma mater
Berufspädagogisches Institut, Berlin
Profession
Politician

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Karl
Family name
Hanke
Gender
male
Citizenship
German Reich
Place of birth
Lubań
Occupation
politician
Political party
Nazi Party
Languages spoken
German
Conflict
World War II
Military branch
armored warfare
Military rank
Reichsführer-SS
Image
Karl Hanke (1945).jpg
Work location
Berlin
Convicted of
war crime
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Commons category
Karl Hanke
date of birth
1903-08-24
date of death
1945-06-08
member of
Schutzstaffel
name in native language
Karl Hanke
allegiance
Nazi Germany
nickname
Der Henker von Breslau
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Encyclopedic overview

Karl August Hanke (24 August 1903 – 8 June 1945) was a German Nazi official and politician who served as the fifth and final Reichsführer of the Schutzstaffel (SS). He also served as Gauleiter of Gau Lower Silesia from 1941 to 1945 and as Oberpräsident of the Prussian Province of Lower Silesia. Captured on 6 May 1945, he was shot and wounded during an escape attempt and then beaten to death by Czech guards on 8 June, after the war had ended.

Early life

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