Fritz Sauckel
German Nazi politician and convicted war criminal (1894-1946) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ernst Friedrich Christoph "Fritz" Sauckel (27 October 1894 – 16 October 1946) was a German Nazi war criminal. He organized the systematic enslavement of millions from lands occupied by Nazi Germany who were sent to forced labour camps and Concentration Camps . He was a General Plenipotentiary for Labour Deployment from 1942 until the end of the war in Europe in 1945. He was tried and executed.
Quick Facts Reichsstatthalter of Thuringia, Prime Minister ...
Fritz Sauckel | |
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Reichsstatthalter of Thuringia | |
In office 1933–1945 | |
Prime Minister | Himself Willy Marschler |
Preceded by | None |
Succeeded by | None |
Minister President of Thuringia | |
In office 1932–1933 | |
Preceded by | Erwin Baum |
Succeeded by | Willy Marschler |
Gauleiter of Thuringia | |
In office 1927–1945 | |
Leader | Adolf Hitler |
Preceded by | Artur Dinter |
Succeeded by | None |
General Plenipotentiary for Labour Deployment | |
In office 21 March 1942 – May 1945 | |
Preceded by | None |
Succeeded by | None |
Personal details | |
Born | (1894-10-27)October 27, 1894 Haßfurt, then Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire |
Died | October 16, 1946(1946-10-16) (aged 51) Nuremberg, Germany |
Political party | National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP) |
Spouse(s) | Elisabeth Wetzel (m. 1924) |
Children | 10 |
Profession | Sailor, factory owner |
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Sauckel was also honorary Obergruppenführer (General) and honorary Senior Officer of the SA.