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Ernst Karl Kaltenbrunner (4 October 1903 – 16 October 1946) was a high-ranking Austrian SS official during the Nazi era and a major perpetrator of the Holocaust.
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.
- Natasha Ishak
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Ernst Kaltenbrunner (born Oct. 4, 1903, Ried im Innkreis, Austria-Hungary—died Oct. 16, 1946, Nürnberg, Ger.) was an Austrian Nazi, leader of the Austrian SS and subsequently head of all police forces in Nazi Germany.
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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.
Kaltenbrunner, not Himmler, was entrusted with the investigation of the July 1944 attempt on Hitler. He often by-passed Himmler to report directly to Hitler, with whom he had had personal ties since childhood, and toward the end spent several hours with him daily.4. On the Scent of the Chief Werewolf.
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Ernst Kaltenbrunner. (1903 - 1946) 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.
