August Eigruber

August Eigruber
Eigruber in 1938
Gauleiter of Reichsgau Oberdonau
In office
22 May 1938 – 5 May 1945
Reichsstatthalter of Reichsgau Oberdonau
In office
1 April 1940 – 5 May 1945
Landeshauptmann of Upper Austria
In office
14 May 1938 – 1 April 1940
Preceded byHeinrich Gleissner
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born(1907-04-16)16 April 1907
Steyr, Austria-Hungary
Died28 May 1947(1947-05-28) (aged 40)
Landsberg Prison, Landsberg am Lech, Allied-occupied Germany
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
Political partyNazi Party
Children5
Conviction(s)War crimes
TrialMauthausen Trial
Criminal penaltyDeath
Criminal statusExecuted
Military service
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Branch/serviceSturmabteilung
Schutzstaffel
Years of service1938–1945
RankSS/SA-Obergruppenführer

August Eigruber (16 April 1907 – 28 May 1947) was an Austrian-born Nazi Gauleiter and Reichsstatthalter of Reichsgau Oberdonau (Upper Danube) and Landeshauptmann of Upper Austria. He was convicted of war crimes at Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp and hanged.