Ernst Kaltenbrunner was an Austrian Nazi, leader of the Austrian SS and subsequently head of all police forces in Nazi Germany. Kaltenbrunner attended public schools at Linz and studied at the University of Prague.

Sep 28, 2019 · Chief of the Reich Main Security Office, Ernst Kaltenbrunner of the SS was feared even by other Nazis for his volatile and violent nature. "I do not feel guilty of any war crimes, I have only done my duty as an intelligence organ."

Ernst Kaltenbrunner (1903–1946) was Chief of the Reich Security Main Office (RSHA) and later Chief of the Security Police. In this second position, Kaltenbrunner controlled the Gestapo (German Secret State Police), Criminal Police, and Security Service (SD).

Ernst Kaltenbrunner was a giant of a man, nearly seven feet tall, with massive broad shoulders, huge arms, a thick square chin and deep scars from his student duelling days. He excelled in brutal repression and providing human fodder for the concentration camps.

Ernst Karl Kaltenbrunner war ein österreichischer Jurist, Nationalsozialist, zuerst in Österreich und später im nationalsozialistischen Deutschen Reich ein hochrangiger SS-Funktionär und von 1943 bis Kriegsende Chef der Sicherheitspolizei und des SD sowie Leiter des Reichssicherheitshauptamtes. Kaltenbrunner gehörte zu den 24 im ...

Kaltenbrunner attempted to organize cells for post-war sabotage in the region and Germany but accomplished little. Hitler made one of his last appearances on April 20, 1945, outside the subterranean Führerbunker in Berlin , where he pinned medals on …

Ernst Kaltenbrunner was an Austrian-born Nazi Party leader during the World War II and a fanatic Hitler loyalist, who played a leading role in setting up the concentration camps and execution of the Jews. A lawyer by profession, he became the general in the Schutzstaffel (SS), and held the office of Chief of the Reich Main Security Office.

Jun 8, 2021 · Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-321) and index; A biography of the Austrian-born Nazi leader, head of the RSHA from 1943 to 1945, hanged at...

Ernst Kaltenbrunner was an Austrian, high-ranking SS official during the Nazi era, and major perpetrator of the Holocaust. After the assassination of Reinhard H...

On 30 January 1943 Kaltenbrunner was appointed Chief of the Security Police and SD (RSHA), succeeding Heydrich, who had been assassinated in Prague in June 1942. Kaltenbrunner held this position until the end of the war (2644-PS).