Hans Frank Biography and Timeline

DAP

Appointed Member of Deutsche Arbeiterpartei

Munich Beer Hall Putsch

Participates in the Munich putsch as a stormtrooper

Attorney General

Appointed Attorney

Trial

Defends the brownshirts, 40,000 such trials are held between 1925 & 1933

Attorney General

Appointed Hitler's Attorney. Appointed Attorney to Hitler, represents Hitler in over 150 lawsuits

Race of Hitler

Carries out research to prove that Hitler has no Jewish blood

NSDAP

Appointed Member of NSDAP

Reichstag

Elected to the Reichstag

Minister of Justice

Other posts include Bavarian Minister of Justice & Reich Minister without portfolio

Role range: 1933-1945 – 1933-1939

Governor General of Poland

Appointed Governor General of Poland, of the annexed Polish territories

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945

Governor

Appointed Governor General of Poland, of the annexed Polish territories

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945

Governor General of Poland

Appointed Governor General of Poland, of the annexed Polish territories

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1939-1945

Rule of Poland

Appointed Governor General of Poland, of the annexed Polish territories

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1939-1945

Deportation

Hans Frank makes plans to deport 600,000 Jews & 400,000 Poles from Poland

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945

Rule of Poland

Takes up post as Governor of General

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1939-1945

Concentration Camps

85% of Polish Jews have been transported to concentration camps

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1939-1945

Greater German Empire

Treats Poles as "slaves of the Greater German Empire"

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1939-1945

Persecution

Treats Poles as "slaves of the Greater German Empire"

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1939-1945

Rebellion of Rebels in Warsaw

Frank & Himmler are given the responsibility for suppressing the Warsaw insurgents

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1939-1945

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

Defence Testimony at Nuremberg

Frank testified before the Tribunal about his rule in occupied Poland.

Role range: 1939-1945

IMT Verdict for Hans Frank

Frank receives a death sentence after conviction for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in occupied Poland.

Role range: 1939-1945

Death of Hans Frank

Death of Hans Frank, executed for war crimes

Role range: 1939-1945

Execution

Death of Hans Frank, executed for war crimes

Role range: 1939-1945

Trial

Found guilty of 3 war crimes & 4 crimes against humanity

Role range: 1939-1945

Execution of Frank

At about 01:58 on 16 October 1946, Frank was hanged after quietly thanking his captors for their treatment and asking God for mercy before the trap was released.

Role range: 1939-1945

Frank Executed following IMT Conviction

Frank is hanged after receiving a death sentence for crimes committed under his rule in occupied Poland.

Role range: 1939-1945