Arthur Greiser

Arthur Greiser
Greiser in 1934
Reichsstatthalter of Wartheland
In office 2 November 1939 – 8 May 1945
Appointed by	Adolf Hitler
Preceded by	Position created
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Gauleiter of Wartheland
In office 21 October 1939 – 8 May 1945
Appointed by	Adolf Hitler
Preceded by	Position created
Succeeded by	Post abolished
President of the Free City of Danzig Senate
In office 23 November 1934 – 23 August 1939
Preceded by	Hermann Rauschning
Succeeded by	Albert Forster (as Head of State)
Personal details
Born	22 January 1897 Schroda, Province of Posen Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire, now Środa Wielkopolska, Poland
Died	21 July 1946 (aged 49) Fort Winiary, Poznań, Republic of Poland
Cause of death	Execution by hanging
Political party	NSDAP (#166635)
Paramilitary service	SS (#10795)
Military service
Rank	SS-Obergruppenführer (Lieutenant General)

Arthur Karl Greiser (22 January 1897 – 21 July 1946) was a Nazi German politician, SS-Obergruppenführer, Gauleiter and Reichsstatthalter (Reich Governor) of the German-occupied territory of Wartheland. He was one of the persons primarily responsible for organizing the Holocaust in occupied Poland and numerous other crimes against humanity. He was arrested by the Americans in 1945, and was tried, convicted and executed by hanging in Poland in 1946 for his crimes, most notably genocide.