Franz Schwede, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Franz Schwede

German politician

Date of Birth: 05-Mar-1888

Place of Birth: Klaipėda District Municipality, Klaipėda County, Lithuania

Date of Death: 19-Oct-1960

Profession: politician

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Franz Schwede

  • Franz Reinhold Schwede (5 March 1888 – 19 October 1960) was a Nazi German politician, Lord Mayor of Coburg and Gauleiter of Pomerania.
  • An early supporter of Adolf Hitler in Coburg, Schwede used intimidation and propaganda to help elect the first Nazi-majority local government in Germany.
  • This contributed to a personality cult surrounding Schwede and he became known as "Franz Schwede-Coburg".
  • During World War II he ordered secret executions of the infirm and mass deportations of Jews.
  • He also played a key role in abandoning the Pomeranian civilian population to the advancing Red Army, while escaping their fate himself.
  • In 1945 he was captured by the British Army and in 1948 he was tried and convicted of war crimes.

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