Josef Bühler
Josef Bühler | |
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Bühler in 1942 | |
| Born | 16 February 1904 Bad Waldsee, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire |
| Died | 22 August 1948 (aged 44) Montelupich Prison, Kraków, Polish People's Republic |
| Criminal status | Executed by hanging |
| Conviction | Crimes against humanity |
| Trial | Supreme National Tribunal |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| State Secretary for General Government | |
| In office 8 March 1940 – 19 January 1945 | |
| Governor General | Hans Frank |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Deputy Governor-General of the General Government of Occupied Poland | |
| In office 18 May 1940 – 19 January 1945 | |
| Governor General | Hans Frank |
| Preceded by | Arthur Seyss-Inquart |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Nazi Party |
| Alma mater | Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich University of Kiel Humboldt University of Berlin University of Erlangen |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Known for | Wannsee Conference participant |
Josef Bühler (16 February 1904 – 22 August 1948) was a German lawyer who, as the protégé of Governor General Hans Frank, rose to become his deputy as the State Secretary in the Nazi Germany-controlled General Government in Kraków during the Second World War. He participated in the January 1942 Wannsee Conference, at which the genocidal Final Solution to the Jewish Question was planned. He was convicted of crimes against peace, war crimes and crimes against humanity, and was executed.