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Kaufmann, Karl

Date of birth:
October 10th, 1900 (Krefeld, German Empire)
Date of death:
December 4th, 1965 (Hamburg, Germany)
Service number:
NSDAP nr. 32667 / SS nr. 119495
Nationality:
German

Biography

1922-1929: Gauleiter of Rheinland and Ruhr
1929-1945: Gauleiter of Hamburg
1933-1945: Reichsstatthalter of Hamburg

SS career:
30 January 1942: SS-Obergruppenführer

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Goldenes Ehrenzeichen der NSDAP
Dienstauszeichnung der NSDAP 10 Jahre
Dienstauszeichnung der NSDAP 15 Jahre

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