Franz Kutschera
German general
Died when: 39 years 344 days (479 months)Star Sign: Pisces
Franz Kutschera (22 February 1904 – 1 February 1944) was an Austrian Nazi Party politician and SS-Brigadeführer.He was a member of the Großdeutscher Reichstag and served as the Acting Gauleiter of Carinthia from 1939 to 1941.
In 1943, Kutschera was appointed the SS and Police Leader in German-occupied Warsaw.Due to his crimes against Poles, including Polish Jews, the Polish resistance Home Army, in agreement with the Polish government in exile, targeted him for assassination.
He was gunned down in front of the SS headquarters in Warsaw in a special operation by Kedyw, a dedicated Polish resistance special operations unit.
In reprisal, the Germans executed 300 Polish civilians.
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