The presentation of evidence about defendant Ernst Kaltenbrunner at the International Military Tribunal trial of war criminals at ... [LCID: 61335]
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The presentation of evidence about defendant Ernst Kaltenbrunner

The presentation of evidence about defendant Ernst Kaltenbrunner at the International Military Tribunal trial of war criminals at Nuremberg. Germany, January 2, 1946.

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). He was a prime figure in the “Final Solution” in the last years of the war.


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