Franz Hofer

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Franz Hofer
Franz Hofer
Gauleiter of Gau Tyrol
In office November 27, 1932 – July 28, 1934
Preceded by	Rudolf Riedel
Succeeded by	Friedrich Plattner
Gauleiter of Reichsgau Tirol-Vorarlberg
In office May 25, 1938 – May 6, 1945
Preceded by	Position created
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Landeshauptmann of Tyrol
In office May 25, 1938 – April 1, 1940
Preceded by	Edmund Christoph
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Reichsstatthalter of Reichsgau Tirol-Vorarlberg
In office April 1, 1940 – May 6, 1945
Preceded by	Position created
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Supreme Commissioner of Operation Zone of the Alpine Foothills
In office September 19, 1943 – May 6, 1945
Preceded by	Position created
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Personal details
Born	November 27, 1902 Bad Hofgastein, Austria-Hungary
Died	18 February 1975(1975-02-18) (aged 72) Mülheim an der Ruhr, West Germany
Nationality	German
Known for	Nazi Party leader

Franz Hofer (November 27, 1902 – February 18, 1975) was an Austrian Nazi politician.

He was Gauleiter (party leader) in Tyrol and Vorarlberg and, during the Third Reich, the most powerful figure in the region. Hofer dealt directly with Adolf Hitler or with the Führer's secretary, Martin Bormann.

Hofer was also the Reichskommissar in charge of the Tirol-Vorarlberg defences. His region embraced much of the suspected National Redoubt. Indeed, Hofer might well be considered the father of the Redoubt.^[1]