Appointed Member of Deutsche Arbeiterpartei
Historical person
Hans Frank Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Hans Frank, based on 25 World History Database records associated with Germany.
Chronological biography
1919
1923
Participates in the Munich putsch as a stormtrooper
1926
Appointed Attorney
Defends the brownshirts, 40,000 such trials are held between 1925 & 1933
1927
Appointed Hitler's Attorney. Appointed Attorney to Hitler, represents Hitler in over 150 lawsuits
Appointed Member of NSDAP
Carries out research to prove that Hitler has no Jewish blood
1930
Elected to the Reichstag
1933
Other posts include Bavarian Minister of Justice & Reich Minister without portfolio
1939
Appointed Governor General of Poland, of the annexed Polish territories
Appointed Governor General of Poland, of the annexed Polish territories
Appointed Governor General of Poland, of the annexed Polish territories
Appointed Governor General of Poland, of the annexed Polish territories
Hans Frank makes plans to deport 600,000 Jews & 400,000 Poles from Poland
Takes up post as Governor of General
1942
Treats Poles as "slaves of the Greater German Empire"
Treats Poles as "slaves of the Greater German Empire"
85% of Polish Jews have been transported to concentration camps
1944
Frank & Himmler are given the responsibility for suppressing the Warsaw insurgents
1945
The International Military Tribunal served the indictment, Charter and notice of rights on him at Nuremberg.
He entered a plea of not guilty before the International Military Tribunal.
1946
Frank testified before the Tribunal about his rule in occupied Poland.
Death of Hans Frank, executed for war crimes
Death of Hans Frank, executed for war crimes
Found guilty of 3 war crimes & 4 crimes against humanity
Titles and roles
Attorney General · Attorney-Hitler · Governor General · Member of DA · Member of NSDAP · Member of Reichstag · Minister of Justice
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.