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Reinhard Heydrich | |
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Heydrich as a SS-Gruppenführer (1940) | |
Deputy Protector of Bohemia and Moravia (acting Protector) |
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In office 29 September 1941 – 4 June 1942 |
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Appointed by | Adolf Hitler |
Preceded by | Konstantin von Neurath (Protector until 24 August 1943) |
Succeeded by | Kurt Daluege (Acting Protector) |
Director of the Reich Main Security Office | |
In office 27 September 1939 – 4 June 1942 |
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Appointed by | Heinrich Himmler |
Preceded by | Post created |
Succeeded by | Heinrich Himmler (acting) |
President of the ICPC (now known as Interpol) | |
In office 24 August 1940 – 4 June 1942 |
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Preceded by | Otto Steinhäusl |
Succeeded by | Arthur Nebe |
Director of the Gestapo | |
In office 22 April 1934 – 27 September 1939 |
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Appointed by | Heinrich Himmler |
Preceded by | Rudolf Diels |
Succeeded by | Heinrich Müller |
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Born | Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich 7 March 1904[1] Halle an der Saale,Province of Saxony,Kingdom of Prussia,German Empire |
Died | 4 June 1942(aged 38)[1] Prague-Libeň,Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia now Prague,Czech Republic |
Nationality | German |
Political party | National Socialist German Workers Party(NSDAP) |
Spouse(s) | Lina von Osten (m. 1931) |
Relations | Heinz Heydrich (brother) |
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Nickname(s) | The Hangman,[2] The Butcher of Prague,[3]The Blond Beast, Himmler's Evil Genius, Young Evil God of Death[4] |
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Years of service | 1922–1931, 1931–1942 |
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Commands held | Reich Main Security Office |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
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