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Karl August Hanke

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Birthplace: Lubań, lubański, Województwo dolnośląskie, Poland
Death: June 08, 1945 (41)
Hora Svatého šebestiána, Chomutov District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czechia (Czech Republic)
Immediate Family:

Son of Wilhelm Robert Hanke and Private
Husband of Freda Hanke
Brother of Private; Private and Private

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About Karl Hanke

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Hanke

Karl August Hanke (24 August 1903 – 8 June 1945) was an official of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) during its rule over Germany and served as the fifth and last Reichsführer of the Schutzstaffel (SS). He also served as Gauleiter of Gau Lower Silesia from 1941 to 1945 and as Oberpräsident of the Prussian Province of Lower Silesia. Captured on 6 May 1945, he was shot and wounded during an escape attempt and then beaten to death by Czech communists on 8 June, after the war had ended.

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Karl Hanke's Timeline

1903
August 24, 1903
Lubań, lubański, Województwo dolnośląskie, Poland
1945
June 8, 1945
Age 41
Hora Svatého šebestiána, Chomutov District, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czechia (Czech Republic)