Franz Josef Huber | |
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| Born | 22 January 1902 Munich, German Empire |
| Died | 30 January 1975 (aged 73) Munich, West Germany |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service | Munich Police 1922–1934 Gestapo 1934–1945 |
| Years of service | 1933–1945 |
| Rank | SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor der Polizei |
| Commands | Chief of the Sicherheitspolizei (SiPo) and Gestapo for Vienna, the "Lower Danube" and "Upper Danube" regions |
Franz Josef Huber (22 January 1902 – 30 January 1975) was an SS functionary who was a police and security service official in both the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany. Huber joined the Nazi Party in 1937 and worked closely with Gestapo chief Heinrich Müller. After the German annexation of Austria in 1938, Huber was posted to Vienna, where he was appointed chief of the Security Police (SiPo) and Gestapo for Vienna, the "Lower Danube" and "Upper Danube" regions. He was responsible for mass deportations of Jews from the area. After the war ended, Huber never served any prison time. He was employed by the West German Federal Intelligence Service from 1955–64. He died in Munich in 1975.