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In 1944, during an arranged meeting in Klessheim Castle near Salzburg, when Hitler was in the process of strong-arming Admiral Horthy into a closer integration between Hungary and Nazi Germany, Kaltenbrunner was present for the negotiations and escorted Horthy out once they were over.
- 1931–1945
- Nazi Party (NSDAP)
Mar 2, 2009 · His power grew at the end of war when Hitler was threatened by bomb attacks. After the events of July 20, 1944, Kaltenbrunner tried to let kill as many conspirators as possible. In 1944, he took over the intelligence service of the German High Command (OKW) and integrated it into the RSHA.
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On 9 December 1944 the decoration known as the Knight's Cross of the War Merit, Cross with Swords, was given to SS Obergruppenfuehrer and General of the Police Dr. Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Chief of the Security Police and the SD (2770- PS).
Ernst Kaltenbrunner was appointed chief in January 1943, and served until the end of the war. The RSHA assumed the powers of its parent organization over the Jews, became the supervising authority over the Reichsvereinigung, and took over the Zentralstelle (“emigration center”).
Ernst Kaltenbrunner (1903–1946) Chief of the Reich Security Main Office (RSHA) and Chief of Security Police following Reinhard Heydrich's assassination. In this position he controlled the security police, SD, and the Gestapo.
Sep 28, 2019 · Ernst Kaltenbrunner was instrumental in executing the Holocaust and so fanatical that he was even feared by other Nazis. So why haven't most people heard of him? During the Nuremberg trials, one high-ranking Nazi official evaded public recognition.
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).
