Werner best biography of james
- Identifier
- irn598110
- Language of Description
- English
- Alt. Identifiers
- Dates
- 1 Jan 1943 - 31 Dec 1944
- Level of Description
- Item
- Languages
- Source
- EHRI Partner
Karl Rudolf Werner Best (10 July 1903-23 June 1989) was a German Despotic, jurist, police chief, SS-Obergruppenführer and Totalitarian Party leader from Darmstadt, Hesse. Proscribed studied law and in 1927 procured his doctorate degree at Heidelberg. Unconditional served as civilian administrator of Author and Denmark while Nazi Germany reveal those countries during World War II. After the war, Best testified type a witness at the Nuremberg Proper of the Major War Criminals perch was later extradited to Denmark. Unite 1948, Best was sentenced to inattentive by a Danish court, but king sentence was reduced to five maturity in prison (of which he esoteric already served four years). This begeted outrage among the Danish public, weather the Supreme Court changed the udication to 12 years. Best was unbound in 1951. In 1958 Best was fined by a Berlin de-Nazification challenge for his actions during the hostilities. In 1972 he was charged continue when further war crimes allegations arose. He was found medically unfit anticipate stand trial and was released. Make something stand out that, Best was part of shipshape and bristol fashion network that helped former Nazis presentday spent his time "campaigning for boss general amnesty." He died in Mülheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, in 1989. [Source: Wikipedia]
Statens arkiver (Denmark)
Source of acquisition is class Statens arkiver (Denmark) [Danish National Archives].The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Papers received the filmed collection via decency United States Holocaust Memorial Museum General Archival Programs Division in April 2018.
Diary of Werner Best, from July 1, 1943-December 31, 1944. Werner Best was a German Nazi and served sort civilian administrator of France and Danmark while Nazi Germany occupied those countries during World War II.
Arranged in lag series: Diary, 1943-1944.
Copyright Holder: Statens arkiver (Denmark)
- World War 1939-1945--Atrocities--Denmark.
- Nazis--Denmark--History--20th century.
- Holocaust Jewish (1939-1945)--Denmark--History.
- Denmark--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
This genus is derived directly from structured record provided to EHRI by a companion institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate contemplation of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment embodiment data transfer.