State Councilor
Appointed State Councilor
Role range: 1938-1938
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Arthur Seyss-Inquart Biography and Timeline
Follow Arthur Seyss-Inquart through 18 dated historical records for Austria.
Arthur Seyss-Inquart, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
18Distinct records
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1936–1946Years on this page
1936
1938
Minister of Security
Appointed Minister of Security
Role range: 1938-1938
Visit to Berlin
Visits Hitler in Berlin to receive his orders
Role range: 1938-1938
Anschluss
Hitler voids Article 88 of the Treaty of St Germain for Austrias independence
Chancellor
Appointed Chancellor
Independence of Austria
Hitler voids Article 88 of the Treaty of St Germain for Austrias independence
Invasion of Austria
Hitler voids Article 88 of the Treaty of St Germain for Austrias independence
Treaty of St Germain
Hitler voids Article 88 of the Treaty of St Germain for Austrias independence
1940
Reich Commissioner
Appointed Reich Commissoner for The Netherlands
Reich Commissioner
Appointed Reich Commissoner for the Austria
Reich Commissioner
Appointed Reich Commissoner for The Netherlands. Appointed Reich Commissoner for the Austria
Role range: 1939-1945
1945
Indictment Served at Nuremberg
The International Military Tribunal served the indictment, Charter and notice of rights on him at Nuremberg.
Role range: 1939-1945
Not Guilty Plea at Nuremberg
He entered a plea of not guilty before the International Military Tribunal.
Role range: 1939-1945
1946
Defence Testimony at Nuremberg
Seyss-Inquart began testimony concerning his political roles in Austria and the occupied Netherlands.
Role range: 1939-1945
Seyss-Inquart Gives Final Statement
Seyss-Inquart addresses the judges for the last time before deliberations begin.
Role range: 1939-1945
IMT Verdict for Arthur Seyss-Inquart
Seyss-Inquart is convicted and sentenced to death for occupation policies, deportations and other crimes in the Netherlands and elsewhere.
Role range: 1939-1945
Execution of Seyss-Inquart
At 02:45 on 16 October 1946, Seyss-Inquart became the last of the ten men hanged, after making a final statement expressing hope that the execution would close the war's tragedy.
Role range: 1939-1945
Seyss-Inquart Executed at Nuremberg Prison
Seyss-Inquart is executed by hanging after conviction for aggression, occupation crimes and persecution.
Role range: 1939-1945
Records, sources and methodology
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