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Ernst KALTENBRUNNER, alias Josef UNTERWOGER: Austrian. He succeeded Heydrich as head...

Catalogue reference: KV 2/269

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This record is about the Ernst KALTENBRUNNER, alias Josef UNTERWOGER: Austrian. He succeeded Heydrich as head... dating from 1940 Mar 13-1945 May 31 in the series The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
KV 2/269
Date
1940 Mar 13-1945 May 31
Description

Ernst KALTENBRUNNER, alias Josef UNTERWOGER: Austrian. He succeeded Heydrich as head of the RSHA, which included the Gestapo, though he claims that his interest was directed largely to politics and foreign affairs and that Himmler himself took direct responsibility for the Gestapo. Kaltenbrunner conducted the purge which followed the attempt on Hitler's life in July 1944. He was described in a Camp 020 report as remaining 'unbroken' and the assessment was that 'the material so far extracted cannot be considered reliable'. He was tried at Nuremberg and executed in 1946.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
PF 65732 VOL 1
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Subjects
Topics
International
Conflict
Fascism
Operations, battles and campaigns
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10907210/

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