Karl Ernst
German SA leader (1904–1934) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Karl 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.[1] He was one of the chief participants in the extrajudicial execution of Albrecht Höhler.[2] Ernst was himself extrajudicially executed in the Night of the Long Knives.
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Karl Ernst | |
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Führer, SA-Gruppe Berlin-Brandenburg | |
In office 15 March 1933 – 30 June 1934 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 September 1904 Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
Died | 30 June 1934(1934-06-30) (aged 29) Berlin, Free State of Prussia, Nazi Germany |
Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
Occupation | German Nazi paramilitary officer |
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