Baldur Von Schirach

Baldur Von Schirach

Baldur Benedikt von Schirach (9 May 1907 – 8 August 1974) was a Nazi youth leader later convicted of being a war criminal. He was the head of the Hitler-Jugend (HJ, the "Hitler Youth") and Gauleiter and Reichsstatthalter ("Reich Governor") of Vienna.

Read more about Baldur Von Schirach:  Early Life, Military Career, Trial and Conviction, Portrayals

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