Franz Ritter von Epp

Franz Ritter von Epp
Epp in 1937
Reichsstatthalter of Bavaria
In office 10 April 1933 – 29 April 1945
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Reichskommissar of Bavaria
In office 10 March 1933 – 10 April 1933
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Reichsleiter
In office 31 August 1933 – 29 April 1945
Member of the Reichstag
In office 20 May 1928 – 8 May 1945
Personal details
Born	(1868-10-16)16 October 1868 Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria
Died	31 January 1947(1947-01-31) (aged 78) Munich, Bavaria, Allied-occupied Germany
Resting place	Munich Waldfriedhof
Political party	BVP, from 1928 NSDAP
Military service
Allegiance	Kingdom of Bavaria German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Branch/service	Imperial German Army Schutztruppe
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands	Royal Bavarian Infantry Lifeguards Regiment
Battles/wars	Boxer Rebellion World War I Battles of the Isonzo
Awards	Pour le Mérite Military Order of Max Joseph

Franz Ritter von Epp (born Franz Epp; from 1918 as Ritter von Epp;^{[note 1]} 16 October 1868 – 31 January 1947)^{[1][note 2]} was a German general and politician who started his military career in the Bavarian Army. Successful wartime military service earned him a knighthood in 1916. After the end of World War I and the dissolution of the German Empire, Epp was a commanding officer in the Freikorps and the Reichswehr. His unit, the Freikorps Epp, was responsible for numerous massacres during the crushing of the Bavarian Soviet Republic. He was a member of Bavarian People's Party, before joining the Nazi Party in 1928, when he was elected as a member of the German parliament or Reichstag, a position he held until the fall of Nazi Germany. He was the Reichskommissar, later Reichsstatthalter, for Bavaria, and a Reichsleiter of the Nazi Party. During the Nazi era, Epp, who'd participated in the Herero and Namaqua genocide as a young man, shared responsibility for the liquidation of virtually all Bavarian Jews and Romas as the governor of Bavaria.

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