Karl Hermann Frank

Karl Hermann Frank
(c. 1941)
Minister of State for Bohemia and Moravia
In office
20 August 1943 – 8 May 1945
LeaderAdolf Hitler (as Führer)
Personal details
Born(1898-01-24)24 January 1898
Karlsbad, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
Died22 May 1946(1946-05-22) (aged 48)
Pankrác Prison, Prague, Czechoslovakia
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
Resting placeĎáblice Cemetery, Prague, Czechoslovakia
Political partyDNSAP (1919–1923)
SdP (1933–1938)
NSDAP (1938–1945)
Spouses
  • Anna Müller
    (m. 1925; div. 1940)
  • Karola Blasche
    (m. 1940)
Children5
Known forLidice massacre
Criminal statusDeceased
Conviction(s)War crimes
Criminal penaltyDeath by hanging
Military service
RankObergruppenführer
CommandsHigher SS and Police Leader for Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
AwardsWar Merit Cross with Swords, 2nd and 1st Class[1]

Karl Hermann Frank (24 January 1898 – 22 May 1946) was a Sudeten German Nazi official in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia prior to and during World War II. Attaining the rank of Obergruppenführer, he was in command of the Nazi police apparatus in the protectorate, including the Gestapo, the SD, and the Kripo. After the war, he was tried, convicted and executed by hanging for his role in organizing the massacres of the people of the Czech villages of Lidice and Ležáky.

  1. ^ Miller 2006, p. 362.