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Werner Best

Karl Rudolf Werner Best (10 July 1903 – 23 June 1989) was a German jurist, police chief, SS-Obergruppenführer, Nazi Party leader, and theoretician from Darmstadt. He was the first chief of Department 1 of the Gestapo, Nazi Germany's secret police, and initiated a registry of all Jews in Germany. As a deputy of SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich, he…

Art, Early life & The Nazi state and World War II

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Profession
Lawyer
Alma mater
Goethe University Frankfurt University of Freiburg University of Giessen University of Hanover Heidelberg University
Awards
Golden Party Badge
Allegiance
Nazi Germany
Battles/wars
World War II
Born
Karl Rudolf Werner Best (1903-07-10)10 July 1903 Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire

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Early life

The Nazi state and World War II

Administration by the Permanent Secretaries

Post-war

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Werner Best

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Werner Best

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related to Early life · 50
Werner Best → Abitur, After, Also, As, Assessor, Autumn, Best, Between, Boxheim Documents, Darmstadt, Deutschvölkischer Schutz, Dortmund, France, Frankfurt, Freiburg, French, German National People's Party, German National Youth League, Giessen, Golden Party Badge
Allegiance · 1
Werner Best → Nazi Germany
Alma mater · 1
Werner Best → Goethe University Frankfurt University of Freiburg University of Giessen University of Hanover Heidelberg University
Awards · 1
Werner Best → Golden Party Badge
Battles/wars · 1
Werner Best → World War II
Born · 1
Werner Best → Karl Rudolf Werner Best (1903-07-10)10 July 1903 Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire
Branch/service · 1
Werner Best → Schutzstaffel
Commands · 1
Werner Best → Amt I, RSHA
Died · 1
Werner Best → 23 June 1989(1989-06-23) (aged 85) Mülheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Other political affiliations · 1
Werner Best → Deutschvölkischer Schutz- und Trutzbund German National People's Party

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Werner BestAllegianceNazi Germany1.00infobox
Werner BestAlma materGoethe University Frankfurt University of Freiburg University of Giessen University of Hanover Heidelberg University1.00infobox
Werner BestAwardsGolden Party Badge1.00infobox
Werner BestBattles/warsWorld War II1.00infobox
Werner BestBornKarl Rudolf Werner Best (1903-07-10)10 July 1903 Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Empire1.00infobox
Werner BestBranch/serviceSchutzstaffel1.00infobox
Werner BestCommandsAmt I, RSHA1.00infobox
Werner BestDied23 June 1989(1989-06-23) (aged 85) Mülheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany1.00infobox
Werner BestOther political affiliationsDeutschvölkischer Schutz- und Trutzbund German National People's Party1.00infobox
Werner BestPartyNazi Party1.00infobox
Werner BestPreceded byCécil von Renthe-Fink1.00infobox
Werner BestProfessionLawyer1.00infobox
Werner BestRankSS-Obergruppenführer1.00infobox
Werner BestSucceeded byOffice abolished1.00infobox
Werner BestYears of service1931–19451.00infobox

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