Fritz Sauckel
German Nazi politician and convicted war criminal (1894-1946)
Ernst Friedrich Christoph "Fritz" Sauckel (27 October 1894 – 16 October 1946) was a German Nazi war criminal. He organized the systematic enslavement of millions from lands occupied by Nazi Germany who were sent to forced labour camps and Concentration Camps . He was a General Plenipotentiary for Labour Deployment from 1942 until the end of the war in Europe in 1945. He was tried and executed.
Fritz Sauckel | |
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| Reichsstatthalter of Thuringia | |
| In office 1933–1945 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself Willy Marschler |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | None |
| Minister President of Thuringia | |
| In office 1932–1933 | |
| Preceded by | Erwin Baum |
| Succeeded by | Willy Marschler |
| Gauleiter of Thuringia | |
| In office 1927–1945 | |
| Leader | Adolf Hitler |
| Preceded by | Artur Dinter |
| Succeeded by | None |
| General Plenipotentiary for Labour Deployment | |
| In office 21 March 1942 – May 1945 | |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | None |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 27, 1894 Haßfurt, then Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire |
| Died | October 16, 1946 (aged 51) Nuremberg, Germany |
| Political party | National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP) |
| Spouse(s) | Elisabeth Wetzel (m. 1924) |
| Children | 10 |
| Profession | Sailor, factory owner |
Sauckel was also honorary Obergruppenführer (General) and honorary Senior Officer of the SA.