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Dr. Wilhelm Frick (March 12, 1877 – October 16, 1946) was a prominent Nazi official. Wilhelm Frick The copyright status of this vintage image is undetermined; it may still be copyrighted. ... March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in leap years). ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years). ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... National Socialism redirects here. ...

Early life and family

Frick was born in Alsenz, Germany, the last of four children of teacher Wilhelm Frick the elder and his wife Henriette (née Schmidt). He was educated in Kaiserslautern and studied jurisprudence at Heidelberg, graduating in 1901. He joined the Bavarian civil service in 1903, working as a lawyer at the police headquarters in Munich. He was made a Bezirksamtassessor in 1907 and rose to the position of Regierungsassessor by 1917. He took part in the Beer Hall Putsch (November 1923), at which time he was director of the Munich Kriminalpolizei. He was one of those arrested and imprisoned for the putsch and was tried for treason in April 1924. He was given a suspended sentence of 15 months' imprisonment and was dismissed from his police job. The Alsenz is a river in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, a tributary to the Nahe. ... This is the article about the city, for the district see Kaiserslautern (district) is a city in southwest Germany, located in the Bundesland of Rheinland-Pfalz at the edge of the Palatine Forest (PfÃ¤lzer Wald). ... A view of the city from the castle (Schloss) The castle (Schloss) above the town Shopping district Heidelberg and the other cities of the Neckar valley View from the so called alley of philosophers (Philosophenweg) towards the Old Town, with Heidelberg Castle, Heiliggeist Church and the Old Bridge Heidelberg is... The Beer Hall Putsch was a failed coup dÃ©tat that occurred between the evening of Thursday, November 8 and the early afternoon of Friday, November 9, 1923, when the Nazi partys FÃ¼hrer Adolf Hitler, the popular World War I General Erich Ludendorff, and other leaders of the... Kriminalpolizei is the usual designation of the criminal investigation services in the police forces of Germany, Austria and the German-speaking part of Switzerland. ...

In 1910 Frick married Elisabetha Emilie Nagel (1890 - 1978) in Pirmasens, they had two sons and a daughter. The marriage ended in an ugly divorce in 1934. Later that year Frick remarried, to Margarete Schultze-Naumburg (1896 - 1960), the former wife of Paul Schultze-Naumburg. Margarete gave birth to a son and a daughter. Pirmasens is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, near the border with France. ... Paul Schultz-Naumburg was one of Adolph Hitlers architects and one of its most vocal political critics of modern architecture. ...

Third Reich career

He joined the NSDAP in September 1925 and worked for an insurance company. The Nazi swastika The National Socialist German Workers Party (German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei), better known as the NSDAP or the Nazi Party was a political party that was led to power in Germany by Adolf Hitler in 1933. ...

He was elected to the Reichstag in May 1924 and associated himself with the radical Gregor Strasser; he was Fraktionsführer for the NSDAP from 1928. He was appointed Minister of the Interior and of Education for Thuringia in 1930. The Reichstag (German for Imperial Diet) was the parliament of the Holy Roman Empire, the North German Confederation, and of Germany until 1945. ... Gregor Strasser Gregor Strasser (variant German spelling StraÃŸer) (May 31, 1892, Geisenfeld, Germany - June 30, 1934, Berlin) was a politician of the German Nazi Party (NSDAP). ... The Republic of Thuringia (German: Freistaat ThÃ¼ringen) lies in central Germany and is among the smaller of the countrys sixteen BundeslÃ¤nder (federal states), being eleventh in size with an area of 16,200 kmÂ² and twelfth most populous with 2. ...

When Hitler came to power in January 1933 Frick was appointed Minister of the Interior, one of only three Nazis in the original Hitler Cabinet, and was responsible for drafting many of the laws that set up the Nazi regime. In distinction to most other Central European countries, the Minister of the Interior of the Reich did not control the Nations police forces, which were controlled by the Ministers of the Interior of the individual German States. By far the largest State was Prussia, where Hermann Göring was nominated as Minister of the Interior. Frick lost the post of Interior Minister in 1943 to Heinrich Himmler; while Himmler succeeded in gaining control over most of the German police apparatus, he never achieved control over the Criminal Police (Kriminalpolizeiampt, or Kripo). He was Minister without Portfolio until August 1943 when he lost out in a power struggle with Himmler. He was then appointed to the ceremonial post of Protector of Bohemia and Moravia. Hitler redirects here. ... Hermann Wilhelm GÃ¶ring (also Goering in English) (January 12, 1893 â€“ October 15, 1946) was a German politician and military leader, a leading member of the Nazi Party, second in command of the Third Reich, and commander of the Luftwaffe. ... (October 7, 1900 â€“ May 23, 1945) was the commander of the German Schutzstaffel (SS) and one of the most powerful men in Nazi Germany. ... A Minister without Portfolio is a government minister with no specific responsibilities. ... Flag of Bohemia Bohemia (Czech: ; German: ) is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western and middle thirds of the Czech Republic. ... Flag of Moravia Moravia (Czech and Slovak: Morava; German: ; Hungarian: ; Polish: ) is a historical region in the east of the Czech Republic. ...

He was arrested and tried before the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg, where he was the only defendant who refused to testify on his own behalf. His role in formulating the Enabling Act as Minister of the Interior, the later Nuremberg Laws (as co-author with Wilhelm Stuckart) and as controller of German concentration camps led to his conviction for planning, initiating and waging wars of aggression, war crimes and crimes against humanity. He was sentenced to death on October 1, 1946, and was hanged two weeks later. Of his execution, journalist Howard K. Smith wrote: Image File history File links Deadwilhelmfrick. ... Image File history File links Deadwilhelmfrick. ... The SÃ¼ddeutsche Zeitung announces The Verdict in Nuremberg. ... The Enabling Act (ErmÃ¤chtigungsgesetz in German) was passed by Germanys parliament (the Reichstag) on March 23, 1933. ... It has been suggested that Reich Citizenship Law be merged into this article or section. ... Dr. Wilhelm Stuckart (November 16, 1902 â€“ November 15, 1953) was a Nazi Party lawyer and official, and a state secretary in the German Interior Ministry. ... It has been suggested that Internment be merged into this article or section. ... In the context of war, a war crime is a punishable offense under International Law, for violations of the laws of war by any person or persons, military or civilian. ... This article is in need of attention. ... Suicide by hanging. ... Howard K. Smith Howard Kingsbury Smith (May 12, 1914 â€“ February 15, 2002) was an American journalist and radio reporter. ...

See also

The Hitler Cabinet – 30 January 1933 to 30 April 1945

Adolf Hitler (Chancellor, Leader, NSDAP) | Franz von Papen (independent) | Konstantin von Neurath (independent → NSDAP) | Joachim von Ribbentrop (NSDAP) | Wilhelm Frick (NSDAP) | Heinrich Himmler (NSDAP) | Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk (independent) | Alfred Hugenberg (DNVP) | Kurt Schmitt (NSDAP) | Hjalmar Schacht (independent) | Hermann Göring (NSDAP) | Walther Funk (NSDAP) | Franz Seldte (DVP → NSDAP) | Franz Gürtner (DNVP) | Franz Schlegelberger (NSDAP) | Otto Georg Thierack (NSDAP) | Werner von Blomberg (independent) | General Keitel (independent) | Freiherr von Eltz-Rübenach (independent) | Julius Heinrich Dorpmüller (NSDAP) | Wilhelm Ohnesorge (NSDAP) | R. Walther Darré (NSDAP) | Herbert Backe (NSDAP) | Joseph Goebbels (NSDAP) | Bernhard Rust (NSDAP) | Fritz Todt (NSDAP) | Albert Speer (NSDAP) | Alfred Rosenberg (NSDAP) | Hanns Kerrl (NSDAP) | Hermann Muhs (NSDAP) | Otto Meißner (independent) | Hans Lammers (NSDAP) | Martin Bormann (NSDAP) | Karl Hermann Frank (NSDAP) This is a list of presidents, imperial protectors (Reichsprotektor) and prime ministers of the Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia. ... Kurt Daluege (September 15, 1897 â€“ October 24, 1946) was an SS-OberstgruppenfÃ¼hrer und Generaloberst der Polizei, officer of the Central Reich Security Office (RSHA) and the governor of the Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia. ... The Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (in German: Reichsprotektorat Böhmen und Mähren, in Czech: Protektorát Čechy a Morava) was a German protectorate that arose in central parts of Bohemia and Moravia on March 15, 1939 when Germany invaded the western part of former Czechoslovakia, the former... Image File history File links Reichsadler. ... Hitler redirects here. ... Hitler redirects here. ... Franz Joseph Hermann Michael Maria von Papen (29 October 1879 â€“ 2 May 1969) was a German noble Catholic statesman, General Staff officer, and diplomat, who served as Chancellor of Germany in 1932. ... Konstantin von Neurath Konstantin Freiherr von Neurath (February 2, 1873 â€“ August 14, 1956) was a German diplomat, Foreign Minister of Germany (1932-1938) and Reichsprotektor (nazi representative in the Czech puppet state) of Bohemia and Moravia (1939-1943). ... Joachim von Ribbentrop with his son. ... (October 7, 1900 â€“ May 23, 1945) was the commander of the German Schutzstaffel (SS) and one of the most powerful men in Nazi Germany. ... Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, (August 22, 1887 â€“ March 4, 1977), German politician, was born in Rathmannsdorf in the Kingdom of Saxony, and studied law and political science in Halle, in Lausanne and at Oxford University. ... Alfred Hugenberg (June 19, 1865 - March 12, 1951) was an influential German businessman and politician. ... Kurt Paul Schmitt (born 7 October 1886 in Heidelberg; died 2 November 1950 in Heidelberg) was a German economic leader and the Reich Economy Minister. ... Dr. Hjalmar Horace Greeley Schacht Dr. Hjalmar Horace Greeley Schacht (22 January 1877 â€“ 3 June 1970) was a German financial expert and Minister of Economics from 1935 until 1937. ... Hermann Wilhelm GÃ¶ring (also Goering in English) (January 12, 1893 â€“ October 15, 1946) was a German politician and military leader, a leading member of the Nazi Party, second in command of the Third Reich, and commander of the Luftwaffe. ... Walter Funk Walter Emanuel Funk (August 18, 1890 - May 31, 1960) was a prominent Nazi official. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... Franz GÃ¼rtner (August 26, 1881 - January 29, 1941) was a German Minister of Justice in Adolf Hitlers cabinet, responsible for coordinating jurisprudence in the Third Reich. ... Louis Rudolph Franz Schlegelberger (born 23 October 1876 in KÃ¶nigsberg, East Prussia, now Kaliningrad, Russia; died 14 December 1970 in Flensburg) was State Secretary in the German Reich Ministry of Justice (RMJ) and served awhile as Justice Minister during the Third Reich. ... Otto Georg Thierack (born 19 April 1889 in Wurzen, Saxony; died 22 November 1946 in Sennelager in Paderborn, suicide) was a National Socialist jurist and politician. ... Werner von Blomberg Werner Eduard Fritz von Blomberg (September 2, 1878-March 14, 1946) was a leading member of the German Army prior to World War II. Born in Stargard, Pomerania, Germany, Werner von Blomberg joined the army at a young age and attended Germanys War College in 1904. ... Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel Wilhelm Bodewin Johann Gustav Keitel (September 22, 1882 - October 16, 1946) was a German field marshal (Generalfeldmarschall) and a senior military leader during World War II. // Keitel was born in Helmscherode, Brunswick, German Empire, the son of Carl Keitel, a middle-class landowner, and his wife Apollonia... Richard Walther DarrÃ© (14 July 1895 - 5 September 1953), SS-ObergruppenfÃ¼hrer, was one of the Nazi leading â€˜blood and soilâ€™ ideologists. ... Herbert Backe (1896-1947), was a German doctor and public servant,himself borned in Batum(Batumi),Georgia. ... Dr. Paul Joseph Goebbels (29 October 1897â€“1 May 1945), Nazi German politician, was Minister for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda throughout the regime of Adolf Hitler from 1933 to 1945. ... Bernhard Rust (1883--May 1945) was Minister of Education in Nazi Germany. ... Fritz Todt in the uniform of a major general of the Luftwaffe Fritz Todt (September 4, 1891 â€“ February 8, 1942) was an German engineer and senior Nazi figure, the founder of Organisation Todt. ... Albert Speer, c. ... Alfred Rosenberg Alfred Rosenberg (January 12, 1893, Reval (Tallinn) Estonia, then part of the Russian Empireâ€“October 16, 1946) was an early and intellectually influential member of the Nazi party, who later held several important posts in the Nazi government. ... Hanns Kerrl (December 11, 1887 - December 12, 1941) was a German Nazi politician. ... Otto MeiÃŸner (born March 13, 1880 in Bischweile (today: Bischwiller) in Alsace - died May 27, 1953 in Munich) was head of the Office of the Reich President during the entire period of the Weimar Republic under Friedrich Ebert and Paul von Hindenburg and, finally, at the beginning of the... Hans Heinrich Lammers (May 27, 1879 - January 4, 1962) was a prominent Nazi and head of the Reich Chancellery. ... Martin Bormann Martin Bormann (June 17, 1900 - c. ... Karl Hermann Frank (January 24, 1898 â€“ May 22, 1946) was a prominent Sudeten-German Nazi official in Czechoslovakia prior to and during World War IIand SS-ObergruppenfÃ¼hrer und General der Waffen-SS und Polizei. ...

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Principal defendants at the Nuremberg Trials

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The SÃ¼ddeutsche Zeitung announces The Verdict in Nuremberg. ... Martin Bormann Martin Bormann (June 17, 1900 - c. ... Karl DÃ¶nitz (IPA pronunciation: ); September 16, 1891â€“December 24, 1980) was a German naval leader, famous for his command of the Kriegsmarine during World War II and for his twenty-day term as President of Germany after Adolf Hitlers suicide. ... Hans Frank (May 23, 1900 â€“ October 16, 1946) was a lawyer for the Nazi party during the 1920s and a senior official in Nazi Germany. ... Hans Fritzsche (April 21, 1900 - September 27, 1953) was a senior Nazi official, ending the war as Ministerialdirektor at the Propagandaministerium. ... Walter Funk Walter Emanuel Funk (August 18, 1890 - May 31, 1960) was a prominent Nazi official. ... Hermann Wilhelm GÃ¶ring (also Goering in English) (January 12, 1893 â€“ October 15, 1946) was a German politician and military leader, a leading member of the Nazi Party, second in command of the Third Reich, and commander of the Luftwaffe. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Generaloberst Alfred Jodl Alfred Jodl (May 10, 1890 - October 16, 1946) was a Wehrmacht leader. ... SS-ObergruppenfÃ¼hrer Dr. Ernst Kaltenbrunner Ernst Kaltenbrunner (October 4, 1903 â€“ October 16, 1946) was a senior Nazi official during World War II. // Born in Ried im Innkreis, Austria, he was the son of a lawyer. ... Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel Wilhelm Bodewin Johann Gustav Keitel (September 22, 1882 - October 16, 1946) was a German field marshal (Generalfeldmarschall) and a senior military leader during World War II. // Keitel was born in Helmscherode, Brunswick, German Empire, the son of Carl Keitel, a middle-class landowner, and his wife Apollonia... Konstantin von Neurath Konstantin Freiherr von Neurath (February 2, 1873 â€“ August 14, 1956) was a German diplomat, Foreign Minister of Germany (1932-1938) and Reichsprotektor (nazi representative in the Czech puppet state) of Bohemia and Moravia (1939-1943). ... Franz Joseph Hermann Michael Maria von Papen (29 October 1879 â€“ 2 May 1969) was a German noble Catholic statesman, General Staff officer, and diplomat, who served as Chancellor of Germany in 1932. ... Erich Raeder. ... Joachim von Ribbentrop with his son. ... Alfred Rosenberg Alfred Rosenberg (January 12, 1893, Reval (Tallinn) Estonia, then part of the Russian Empireâ€“October 16, 1946) was an early and intellectually influential member of the Nazi party, who later held several important posts in the Nazi government. ... Fritz Sauckel Fritz Sauckel (Ernst Friedrich Christoph Sauckel, October 27, 1894 - October 16, 1946) was a senior government official in Nazi Germany. ... Dr. Hjalmar Horace Greeley Schacht Dr. Hjalmar Horace Greeley Schacht (22 January 1877 â€“ 3 June 1970) was a German financial expert and Minister of Economics from 1935 until 1937. ... Baldur von Schirach Baldur Benedikt von Schirach (May 9, 1907 â€“ August 8, 1974) was a Nazi youth leader later convicted of being a war criminal. ... Arthur Seyss-Inquart Arthur Seyss-Inquart (born Arthur Zajtich, officially (German) Arthur SeyÃŸ-Inquart) (July 22, 1892 â€“ October 16, 1946) was a prominent Nazi official in Austria and for wartime Germany in Poland and the Netherlands. ... Albert Speer, c. ... Julius Streicher at the Nuremberg Trials. ...

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Early life and family