Franz Six
Franz Alfred Six (12 August 1909 – 9 July 1975) was a Nazi official, promoter of the Holocaust and convicted war criminal. He was appointed by Reinhard Heydrich to head department Amt VII, Written Records of the Reich Security Main Office (RSHA). In 1940, he was appointed to direct state police operations in an occupied United Kingdom following invasion. In the post-war period, he worked as a public relations executive and a management consultant.
Franz Six | |
|---|---|
1940/1941 | |
| Born | 12 August 1909 Mannheim, German Empire |
| Died | 9 July 1975 (aged 65) Bolzano, Italy |
| Criminal status | Deceased |
| Motive | Nazism |
| Conviction(s) | Crimes against humanity War crimes Membership in a criminal organization |
| Trial | Einsatzgruppen trial |
| Criminal penalty | 20 years imprisonment; commuted to 10 years imprisonment |
| Details | |
| Victims | 144+ (as an accomplice) |
Span of crimes | 20 June 1941 – 20 August 1941 |
| Country | Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Allgemeine SS |
| Years of service | 1930–1945 |
| Rank | SS-Brigadeführer |
| Unit | Einsatzgruppe B |
| Commands held | SS Division Das Reich Vorkommando Moskau |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
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