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Franz Hofer | |
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 Franz Hofer | |
| Gauleiter of Gau Tyrol | |
| In office November 27, 1932 – July 28, 1934 | |
| Preceded by | Rudolf Riedel |
| Succeeded by | Friedrich Plattner |
| Gauleiter of Reichsgau Tirol-Vorarlberg | |
| In office May 25, 1938 – May 6, 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Landeshauptmann of Tyrol | |
| In office May 25, 1938 – April 1, 1940 | |
| Preceded by | Edmund Christoph |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Reichsstatthalter of Reichsgau Tirol-Vorarlberg | |
| In office April 1, 1940 – May 6, 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Supreme Commissioner of Operation Zone of the Alpine Foothills | |
| In office September 19, 1943 – May 6, 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 27, 1902 Bad Hofgastein, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 18 February 1975 (aged 72) Mülheim an der Ruhr, West Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Known for | Nazi Party leader |
Franz Hofer (November 27, 1902 – February 18, 1975) was an Austrian Nazi politician.
He was Gauleiter (party leader) in Tyrol and Vorarlberg and, during the Third Reich, the most powerful figure in the region. Hofer dealt directly with Adolf Hitler or with the Führer's secretary, Martin Bormann.
Hofer was also the Reichskommissar in charge of the Tirol-Vorarlberg defences. His region embraced much of the suspected National Redoubt. Indeed, Hofer might well be considered the father of the Redoubt.[1]
- ^ Persico, Joseph E. (1979). Piercing the Reich : the penetration of Nazi Germany by American secret agents during World War II. New York: Viking Press. ISBN 0670554901.