Karl August Hanke (24 August 1903 – 8 June 1945) was an official of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) during its rule over Germany and served as the fifth and last Reichsführer of the Schutzstaffel (SS). He also served as Gauleiter of Gau Lower Silesia from 1941 to 1945 and as Oberpräsident of the Prussian Province of Lower Silesia. Captured on 6 May 1945, he was shot and killed by Czech partisans on 8 June.
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24 August 1903 Lubań, then Kingdom of Prussia
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Died |
8 June 1945 (aged 41) Neudorf, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czechoslovakia
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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