Ernst Kaltenbrunner was born in in Ried im Innkreis near Braunau in Austria. He was the son of a lawyer and childhood friend of Adolf Eichmann. Educated at the State Realgymnasium in Linz and Graz University. He obtained a law degree in 1926. He worked as a lawyer briefly in Linz and Salzburg and from 1928 in Linz.
What happened to Ulrich Kaltenbrunner at Nuremberg?
Kaltenbrunner was the highest-ranking member of the SS to face trial at the first Nuremberg trials, where he was found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity. He was sentenced to death and executed by hanging in October 1946.
How did Max Kaltenbrunner get his start in law?
When his family moved to Linz, Kaltenbrunner attended the prestigious State Realgymnasium, the most advanced education in the German secondary school system at the time. He later graduated with a law degree from college and, at 23 years old, earned his chops working as an apprentice lawyer.
What was the result of the Kaltenbrunner trial?
On Sept. 30, 1946, the International Military Tribunal convicted Kaltenbrunner of two out of the three charges that had been thrown against him — he was ruled guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
There is much biographical information about Ernst Kaltenbrunner published elsewhere, so this article will only touch upon pertinent highlights of this infamous member of the Nazi hierarchy. Above: SS-Obergruppenführer Ernst Kaltenbrunner, a rank equivalent to Lieutenant General. At right he is a defendant
Was Kaltenbrunner’s face cut by broken glass?
Kaltenbrunner’s imposing height, stern and scarred face (he claimed cut while Fencing), and volatile temper at times intimidated even his superiors. But as a firefighter/medical tech, to me this looks like a man scarred in an accident with broken glass, possibly plate glass as was in cars of his day; or was he simply a persistently inept fencer?
When did Ulrich Kaltenbrunner join the SS?
Kaltenbrunner went on to join the SS on 31 August 1931, his SS number was 13,039. He first became a Rechtsberater (legal consultant) for the party in 1929 and later held this same position for SS Abschnitt (Section) VIII beginning in 1932.
