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Seyss-Inquart, Arthur
Seyss-Inquart, Arthur (b. 22 July 1892, d. 16 Oct. 1946). Austrian Nazi leader Born into the German minority in Stannern (Moravia), he qualified and pratised as a lawyer in Vienna. As an active member of various Fascist movements he stood in close contact with the Austrian Nazi Party (National Socialists) from 1931, and joined the party in 1938. During the 1930s, he co-ordinated the activities of the Austrian Fascists with the German Nazi Party. In February 1938 he was imposed on Schuschnigg as Minister of the Interior. He became Chancellor after Schuschnigg's forced resignation on 11 March 1938, only to invite openly the already advancing German army into the country. He was made governor of Austria by Hitler, and in 1939 governor-general of Poland. As commissioner in the Netherlands (1940–5), he was responsible for the brutal Nazi regime there during the occupation, which led to thousands of summary executions, and the deportation to concentration camps of hundreds of thousands of Jews and opponents of the regime. He was sentenced to death at the Nuremberg Trials.
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JAN PALMOWSKI. "Seyss-Inquart, Arthur." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAN PALMOWSKI. "Seyss-Inquart, Arthur." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O46-SeyssInquartArthur.html JAN PALMOWSKI. "Seyss-Inquart, Arthur." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O46-SeyssInquartArthur.html |
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Arthur Seyss-Inquart
Arthur Seyss-Inquart , 1892–1946, Austrian National Socialist leader. In Feb., 1938, Chancellor Schuschnigg of Austria was forced by German pressure to appoint him minister of the interior. Seyss-Inquart became chancellor a few hours before German troops entered (Mar. 11) Austria. The Anschluss [union] of Austria and Germany was announced on Mar. 15, and Seyss-Inquart was made governor of Austria. In 1940 he was appointed German high commissioner in the occupied Netherlands, where he ruthlessly exterminated the Dutch Jews and deported many thousands to slave-labor camps. He was convicted as a war criminal and was hanged. |
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"Arthur Seyss-Inquart." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Arthur Seyss-Inquart." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-SeyssInq.html "Arthur Seyss-Inquart." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-SeyssInq.html |
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Seyss-Inquart, Arthur
Seyss-Inquart, Arthur (1892–1946) Austrian Nazi leader. As Interior Minister in Vienna, he organized the ANSCHLUSS with Germany in 1938, and was made governor of Austria by Hitler. He later became the Nazi commissioner in the occupied Netherlands, where he was responsible for thousands of executions and deportations to CONCENTRATION CAMPS. He was sentenced to death at the NUREMBERG TRIALS.
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"Seyss-Inquart, Arthur." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Seyss-Inquart, Arthur." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-SeyssInquartArthur.html "Seyss-Inquart, Arthur." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-SeyssInquartArthur.html |
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