Ernst Wilhelm Bohle

Ernst Wilhelm Bohle
Bohle in Allied custody c. 1947
Gauleiter of Auslands-Organisation (AO)
In office
17 February 1934 – 8 May 1945
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Head of Department for Germans Abroad
In office
8 May 1933 – 17 February 1934[citation needed]
State Secretary in the Reichsministry of Foreign Affairs
In office
21 December 1937 – 8 May 1945
Personal details
Born(1903-07-28)28 July 1903
Bradford, England
Died9 November 1960(1960-11-09) (aged 57)
Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Political partyNazi Party
OccupationBusiness manager

Ernst Wilhelm Bohle (28 July 1903 – 9 November 1960) was the Gauleiter (regional leader) of the Foreign Organization of the National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP or Nazi Party) from 1934 until 1945. Bohle was the only defendant in the Subsequent Nuremberg trials of 1946-1949 to plead guilty to any charge.