THE LAST REICHSFUHRER-SS: KARL HANKE (24 AUGUST 1903 TO 8 JUNE 1945)

70 years ago on this date, 8 June 1945, the last Reichsführer-SS, Karl Hanke was shot dead. Please go to this previous blog post to learn more.

Karl Hanke was Gauleiter of Niederschlesien from 1941-1945.

Picture source: Illustrierter Beobachter, #7/1941.

[INTERNET SOURCE: http://www.calvin.edu/academic/cas/gpa/gauleiter.htm]