Werner Best Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Werner Best, based on 11 World History Database records associated with Germany.

11 records1931–19428 events2 places

Chronological biography

1931

Resignation of Werner Best1931

Politics / NSDAP · Member of Justice Dept · Hesse

Resigns after the Boxheim documents are found in his possession, Nazi blue-print

1933

Constitution of Germany1933

Government / NSDAP Government · Section Leader

"as long as the police carries out the will of the leadership it is acting legally"

Governor1933

Government / Government of Germany · Governor of State

Appointed Governor of State

Police1933

Government / NSDAP Government · Section Leader

Appointed Section Leader of the Secret State Police

Section Leader1933

Government / NSDAP Government · Section Leader

Appointed Section Leader, serves under Heydrich

1940

Military Head1940

Warfare / Military · Military Head-Paris · Paris

Appointed Head of the Military Administration in Paris

Military Head1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Military Head-Paris · Paris

Appointed Head of the Military Administration in Paris

1942

Reich Commissioner1942

Warfare / Military · Reich Commissioner

Appointed Reich Commissioner during Germany's occupation of Denmark

Reich Commissioner1942

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Reich Commissioner

Appointed Reich Commissioner during Germany's occupation of Denmark

Rule of Denmark1942

Warfare / Military · Reich Commissioner

Appointed Reich Commissioner during Germany's occupation of Denmark

Rule of Denmark1942

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Reich Commissioner

Appointed Reich Commissioner during Germany's occupation of Denmark

Titles and roles

Governor of State · Member of Justice Dept · Military Head-Paris · Reich Commissioner · Section Leader

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.