Karl Ernst
Karl Ernst | |
|---|---|
Ernst in 1933 | |
| Führer, SA-Gruppe Berlin-Brandenburg | |
| In office 15 March 1933 – 30 June 1934 | |
| Additional positions | |
| 1933–1934 | Prussian State Councilor |
| 1933–1934 | Reichstag Deputy |
| 1932–1933 | Reichstag Deputy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 September 1904 |
| Died | 30 June 1934 (aged 29) Berlin, Free State of Prussia, Nazi Germany |
| Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
| Occupation | Nazi paramilitary officer |
Karl Gustav Ernst (1 September 1904 – 30 June 1934) was an SA-Gruppenführer who, from March 1933, was the SA commander in Berlin. Prior to joining the Nazi Party, he had been a hotel bellhop and a bouncer at gay nightclubs. He was one of the chief participants in the extrajudicial execution of Albrecht Höhler. Ernst was himself extrajudicially executed in the Night of the Long Knives.