Who was Ernst Kaltenbrunner?
Who was Ernst Kaltenbrunner?
Ernst Kaltenbrunner was born in in Ried im Innkreis near Braunau in Austria. He was the son of a lawyer and childhood friend of Adolf Eichmann. Educated at the State Realgymnasium in Linz and Graz University. He obtained a law degree in 1926. He worked as a lawyer briefly in Linz and Salzburg and from 1928 in Linz.
Where did Karl-Heinz Kaltenbrunner study law?
Educated at the State Realgymnasium in Linz and Graz University. He obtained a law degree in 1926. He worked as a lawyer briefly in Linz and Salzburg and from 1928 in Linz. On January 14, 1934, Kaltenbrunner married Elisabeth Eder who was from Linz and a Nazi Party member.
How many children did Ulrich Kaltenbrunner have?
On January 14, 1934, Kaltenbrunner married Elisabeth Eder who was from Linz and a Nazi Party member. They had three children. In addition to the children from his marriage, Kaltenbrunner had twins, Ursula and Wolfgang, with his long-time mistress Gisela Gräfin von Westarp (née Wolf).
What did Heinrich Kaltenbrunner do during the war?
Using his authority as Chief of the RSHA, Kaltenbrunner issued a decree on February 6, 1945, that allowed policemen to shoot “disloyal” people at their discretion, without judicial review. In mid-April 1945, three weeks before the war ended, Himmler named Kaltenbrunner commander-in-chief of the remaining German forces in Southern Europe.
