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Friedrich Rainer | |
|---|---|
 Rainer in 1944 | |
| Reichsstatthalter of Salzburg | |
| In office 15 March 1940 – 27 November 1941 | |
| Preceded by | Anton Wintersteiger |
| Succeeded by | Gustav Adolf Scheel |
| Gauleiter of Reichsgau Salzburg | |
| In office 22 May 1938 – 27 November 1941 | |
| Preceded by | Anton Wintersteiger |
| Succeeded by | Gustav Adolf Scheel |
| Reichsstatthalter of Carinthia | |
| In office 27 November 1941 – 7 May 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Wladimir von Pawlowski |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Gauleiter of Reichsgau Carinthia | |
| In office 27 November 1941 – 7 May 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Franz Kutschera |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 July 1903 Sankt Veit an der Glan, Carinthia, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | November 1950 (aged 47)[1] Ljubljana, Yugoslavia |
| Political party | NSDAP |
| Profession | Notary |
Friedrich W. Rainer (28 July 1903 – November 1950)[2] was an Austrian Nazi politician, Gauleiter as well as a Reichsstatthalter of Salzburg and Carinthia. He is the only Austrian governor who has ever held the same office in two separate states.
- ^ Miller, Michael & Andreas Schulz, (2017). Gauleiter: The Regional Leaders of the Nazi Party and Their Deputies, 1925-1945, Volume II (Georg Joel - Dr. Bernhard Rust). R. James Bender Publishing; ISBN 978-1-932970-32-6, page 382.
- ^ Miller, Michael & Andreas Schulz, (2017). Gauleiter: The Regional Leaders of the Nazi Party and Their Deputies, 1925-1945, Volume II (Georg Joel - Dr. Bernhard Rust). R. James Bender Publishing; ISBN 978-1-932970-32-6, page 382.