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Franz Schlegelberger | |
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Schlegelberger (aged 71) at the Nuremberg Judges' Trial | |
Reich Minister of Justice | |
In office 30 January 1941 – 20 August 1942 | |
President | Adolf Hitler (as Führer) |
Chancellor | Adolf Hitler |
Preceded by | Franz Gürtner |
Succeeded by | Otto Georg Thierack |
Personal details | |
Born | Königsberg, Province of East Prussia, German Empire | 23 October 1876
Died | 14 December 1970 Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany | (aged 94)
Nationality | German |
Political party | Nazi Party |
Louis Rudolph Franz Schlegelberger (23 October 1876 – 14 December 1970) was State Secretary in the German Reich Ministry of Justice (RMJ) who served as Justice Minister during the Third Reich. He was the highest-ranking defendant at the Judges' Trial in Nuremberg.