Franz Ritter von Epp, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Franz Ritter von Epp

German politician

Date of Birth: 16-Oct-1868

Place of Birth: Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Date of Death: 31-Dec-1946

Profession: politician, career soldier

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Franz Xaver Ritter von Epp, from 1916 Ritter von Epp, (16 October 1868 – 31 January 1947) was a German general and politician who started his military career in the Bavarian Army.
Successful wartime military service earned him a knighthood in 1916.
After the end of World War I and the dissolution of the German Empire, von Epp was a commanding officer in the Freikorps and the Reichswehr.
He was a member of Bavarian People's Party, before joining the Nazi Party in 1928, when he was elected as a member of the German parliament or Reichstag, a position he held until the fall of Nazi Germany.
He was the Reichskommissar, later Reichsstatthalter, for Bavaria.