Hans Fritzsche
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Hans Fritzsche was a senior Nazi official and radio commentator who headed the news division of the German Propaganda Ministry and was tried at the Nuremberg Trials for his role in disseminating Nazi propaganda.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hans Fritzsche canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nazi official
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human ⓘ propagandist ⓘ radio commentator ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| chargedWith |
crimes against humanity
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crimes against peace ⓘ war crimes ⓘ |
| citizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1900-04-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1953-09-27 ⓘ |
| defendantIn | Nuremberg Trials NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| detainedBy | Allied powers after World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | studied philosophy and history at university (interrupted by World War I) ⓘ |
| employer |
German News Bureau
NERFINISHED
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Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
broadcast journalism
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political propaganda ⓘ |
| fullName | Hans Georg Fritzsche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | Nazism ⓘ |
| imprisonedIn | Soviet captivity after World War II ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| memberOf | Nazi Party ⓘ |
| militaryService | served in the German Army during World War I ⓘ |
| nationality | German ⓘ |
| notableEvent | one of three defendants acquitted at the main Nuremberg Trial ⓘ |
| notableFor | dissemination of Nazi propaganda ⓘ |
| notableRole | senior official in Joseph Goebbels' Propaganda Ministry ⓘ |
| notableWork | radio broadcasts supporting Nazi policies during World War II ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil servant
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journalist ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Nazi propaganda campaigns
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World War II ⓘ |
| partyNumber | 1412913 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Bochum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Cologne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
head of the German Press Division in the Propaganda Ministry
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head of the news division of the Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda ⓘ radio commentator for Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| postWarStatus |
classified as a major offender in denazification proceedings
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later tried by a German denazification court ⓘ |
| releasedFromPrisonYear | 1950 ⓘ |
| spouse | Ilse Fritzsche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trialEndYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| trialStartYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| triedAt | International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| verdict | acquitted by the International Military Tribunal ⓘ |
| workedUnder | Joseph Goebbels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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