Fritz Sauckel facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Fritz Sauckel
Reichsstatthalter of Thuringia
In office 1933–1945
Prime Minister	Himself Willy Marschler
Preceded by	None
Succeeded by	None
Minister President of Thuringia
In office 1932–1933
Preceded by	Erwin Baum
Succeeded by	Willy Marschler
Gauleiter of Thuringia
In office 1927–1945
Leader	Adolf Hitler
Preceded by	Artur Dinter
Succeeded by	None
General Plenipotentiary for Labour Deployment
In office 21 March 1942 – May 1945
Preceded by	None
Succeeded by	None
Personal details
Born	(1894-10-27)October 27, 1894 Haßfurt, then Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
Died	October 16, 1946(1946-10-16) (aged 51) Nuremberg, Germany
Political party	National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP)
Spouse(s)	Elisabeth Wetzel (m. 1924)
Children	10
Profession	Sailor, factory owner

Ernst Friedrich Christoph "Fritz" Sauckel (27 October 1894 – 16 October 1946) was a Nazi war criminal. He organized the systematic enslavement of millions from lands occupied by Nazi Germany. He was General Plenipotentiary for Labour Deployment from 1942 until the end of the war. He was tried and executed.

Sauckel was also honorary Obergruppenführer of the SA.

Images for kids

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  Sauckel in his Gauleiter uniform, 1937

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  Identity document issued to a Polish forced labourer in 1942, together with a letter "P" patch that Poles were required to wear.