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323:Battles/wars
306:Wachtmeister
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275:Nazi Germany
221:West Germany
217:Lower Saxony
213:Heiligenrode
208:(1972-08-26)
158:Succeeded by
150:
139:Adolf Hitler
134:Appointed by
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97:Succeeded by
90:Paul Giesler
78:Adolf Hitler
73:Appointed by
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1357:1972 deaths
1352:1907 births
1338:(in German)
1332:(in German)
1289:. Vintage.
909:time served
847:Sprockhövel
835:Nero Decree
719:) from the
712:Ostarbeiter
546:Sudetenland
503:Brown House
499:Rudolf Hess
423:apprenticed
412:Volksschule
364:Third Reich
344:, 2nd class
227:Nationality
146:Preceded by
85:Preceded by
1367:Gauleiters
1346:Categories
1160:Lilla 2005
1073:References
1038:Oberführer
921:Esterwegen
857:Volkssturm
837:. Leaving
818:Jagtbomber
632:) for the
615:Iron Cross
530:After the
511:Amtsleiter
456:Nazi Party
446:Nazi Party
418:Realschule
401:Early life
387:war crimes
342:Iron Cross
263:Allegiance
247:Occupation
241:Nazi Party
186:1907-10-24
954:SS ranks
807:vigilante
802:regions.
796:Rhineland
791:Volksturm
786:Gauleiter
749:Gauleiter
733:Gauleiter
686:Gauleiter
639:Reichstag
630:Gauobmann
622:Gauleiter
555:Gauleiter
533:Anschluss
464:Oldenburg
391:acquitted
389:, he was
372:Gauleiter
296:1936–1939
124:In office
111:Gauleiter
63:In office
53:Gauleiter
42:Gauleiter
947:SS ranks
877:Iserlohn
873:Marienau
813:pilots:
737:Katowice
430:salesman
252:merchant
250:Tobacco
51:(Acting
1232:Sources
937:Germany
893:murders
889:Hamburg
869:British
852:Werwolf
673:Ukraine
669:Ostland
501:at the
427:tobacco
108:Deputy
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929:Pro DM
843:Wetter
839:Bochum
831:Allied
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507:Munich
495:Führer
407:Bremen
338:Awards
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231:German
193:Bremen
962:Rank
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599:in a
487:Kreis
482:Kreis
1310:ISBN
1291:ISBN
1272:ISBN
1253:ISBN
800:Ruhr
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684:and
671:and
587:Lviv
571:RSHA
552:and
368:Nazi
313:Unit
301:Rank
286:Heer
203:Died
176:Born
1061:SS-
1048:SS-
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