Karl Hermann Frank

Karl Hermann Frank
(c. 1941)
Minister of State for Bohemia and Moravia
In office 20 August 1943 – 8 May 1945
Leader	Adolf Hitler (as Führer)
Personal details
Born	(1898-01-24)24 January 1898 Karlsbad, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
Died	22 May 1946(1946-05-22) (aged 48) Pankrác Prison, Prague, Czechoslovakia
Cause of death	Execution by hanging
Resting place	Ďáblice Cemetery, Prague, Czechoslovakia
Political party	DNSAP (1919-1923) SdP (1933-1938) NSDAP (1938-1945)
Spouses	Anna Müller ​ ​ (m. 1925; div. 1940)​ Karola Blasche ​ (m. 1940)​
Children	5
Known for	Lidice massacre
Criminal status	Deceased
Conviction(s)	War crimes
Criminal penalty	Death by hanging
Military service
Rank	Obergruppenführer
Commands	Higher SS and Police Leader for Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Awards	War Merit Cross with Swords, 2nd and 1st Class[1]

Karl Hermann Frank (24 January 1898 – 22 May 1946) was a Sudeten German Nazi official in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia prior to and during World War II. Attaining the rank of Obergruppenführer, he was in command of the Nazi police apparatus in the protectorate, including the Gestapo, the SD, and the Kripo. After the war, he was tried, convicted and executed by hanging for his role in organizing the massacres of the people of the Czech villages of Lidice and Ležáky.