Arthur Seyß-Inquart
Austrian Nazi politician, and Nazi ruler of occupied Netherlands, convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to death (1892-1946) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arthur Seyss-Inquart/Arthur Seyß-Inquart (born Arthur Seyß-Inquart on 22 July 1892–16 October 1946) was a prominent lawyer and later Nazi official in pre-Anschluß Austria, the Third Reich and in wartime Germany, Poland, and the Netherlands. Seyß-Inquart was executed at the Nuremberg Trials for crimes against humanity.
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Quick Facts Chancellor of Austria, Deputy Governor of Poland ...
Arthur Seyß-Inquart | |
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![]() Inquart at the Nuremberg Trials | |
Chancellor of Austria | |
In office 12 March 1938 – 13 March 1938 | |
Deputy Governor of Poland | |
In office September 1939 – June 1940 | |
Reichkommissar of the Low Countries | |
In office June 1940 – 8 May 1945 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 22 July 1898 Stannern, Moravia |
Died | Nuremberg, Germany 16 October 1946 |
Political party | Austrian National Socialist Party |
Spouse(s) | Gertrude Maschka |
Profession | Lawyer |
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