Hans Frank

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Hans Frank (May 23, 1900 – October 16, 1946) was born in Karlsrule, Germany in 1900. In late 1917, Frank joined the German Army and served in World War I. In 1919 he joined the newly formed Freikorps and was apart of the group that crushed the German Revolution in Munich. During the early part of the 1920's Frank was studying Law and in 1926 graduated Law School. With the rise of the NSDAP, Frank became the Party's and Adolf Hitler's legal advisor. He was elected into the Reichstag in 1930.

1933 saw Hitler become the Chancellor of Germany and he was appointed as the Minister of Justice in Bavaria. During the Night of the Long Knives, Frank raised objections to the execution of the proposed without trial of 110 members of the Sturm Abteilung (SA). As as result of his intervention only 20 men were shot. After this Frank lost his influence in the NSDAP hierarchy. As the outbreak of World War II began, Frank was relocated and appointed Governor General of Poland.

Hans Frank was captured in May 1945 and was accused of Crimes Against Humanity, mainly involving the supposed murders of Jewish inmates at Polish labour camps. At the Nuremberg Trials, Hans Frank was quoted as saying:

"I myself have never installed an extermination camp for Jews, or promoted the existence of such camps; but if Adolf Hitler personally has laid that dreadful responsibility on his people, then it is mine too, for we have fought against Jewry for years; and we have indulged in the most horrible utterances.".

Hans Frank was convicted and sentenced to death, which was carried out on October 10, 1946.