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Ernst Kaltenbrunner: Quick Facts

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Born October 4, 1903 • Ried • Austria
Died October 16, 1946 (aged 43) • Nuremberg • Germany
Political Affiliation Nazi Party
Role In Holocaust • World War II

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Ernst Kaltenbrunner stands and speaks at a microphone during the Nuremberg trials in 1946, with uniformed guards and other officials seated behind him.
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