Baldur von Schirach

German Nazi politician and convicted war criminal (1907-1974)

Baldur Benedikt von Schirach (9 May 1907 – 8 August 1974) was a Nazi youth leader. He was later convicted of being a war criminal. Schirach was the head of the Hitler-Jugend (HJ, Hitler Youth), Gauleiter and Reichsstatthalter ("Reich Governor") of Vienna.

Baldur von Schirach
Reichsjugendführer
In office
1931–1940
Appointed byAdolf Hitler
Preceded byPost created
Succeeded byArthur Axmann
Gauleiter of Vienna
In office
August 1940 – May 1945
Appointed byAdolf Hitler
Preceded byJosef Bürckel
Succeeded byNone
Personal details
BornMay 9, 1907
Berlin, then Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
DiedAugust 8, 1974
Kröv, Rhineland-Palatinate, Federal Republic of Germany
Political partyNational Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP)
Spouse(s)Henriette von Shirach (née Hofmann) (m. 1932)
Children4