Konrad Ernst Eduard Henlein (6 May 1898 – 10 May 1945) was a Sudeten German politician in Czechoslovakia before World War II. After Germany invaded Czechoslovakia he became the Gauleiter and Reichsstatthalter of Reichsgau Sudetenland under the occupation of Nazi Germany.

Konrad Henlein was a Sudeten-German politician who agitated for German annexation of the Czechoslovak Sudeten area and in World War II held administrative posts in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia. Henlein, educated at a commercial academy, became a bank clerk and later a gymnastics instructor.

Konrad Ernst Eduard Henlein (6. května 1898 Vratislavice nad Nisou [1] – 10. května 1945 Plzeň) byl československý a německý politik. Původně byl funkcionářem Ještědsko-jizerské a poté Chebské župy Německého turnerského svazu (DTV) v Československu.

The Sudeten German Party (German: Sudetendeutsche Partei, SdP, Czech: Sudetoněmecká strana) was created by Konrad Henlein under the name Sudetendeutsche Heimatfront ("Front of the Sudeten German Homeland") on 1 October 1933, some months after the First Czechoslovak Republic had outlawed the German National Socialist Workers' Party (Deutsche ...

Oct 18, 2024 · Konrad Ernst Eduard Henlein (6 May 1898 – 10 May 1945) was a leading Sudeten German politician in Czechoslovakia. Upon the German occupation in October 1938 he joined the Nazi Party as well as the SS and was appointed Gauleiter of the Sudetenland. He was appointed Reichsstatthalter of the Reichsgau Sudetenland upon its formation on 1 May 1939.

Konrad Ernst Eduard Henlein (6 May 1898 – 10 May 1945) was a leading Sudeten German politician in Czechoslovakia. Upon the German occupation he joined the Nazi Party as well as the SS and was appointed Reichsstatthalter of the Sudetenland in 1939.

Leading Sudeten German politician in Czechoslovakia. Upon the Wehrmacht invasion of the Sudetenland, he was appointed Reichskommissar and became Gruppenführer, later Obergruppenführer of the SS. He joined the Nazi Party in January 1939 and was appointed a Reichstag deputy.

Explore the life of Konrad Henlein, a pivotal figure in Czech politics and the Sudeten German community, known for his controversial role in the events leading up to World War II.

Um die Interessen der deutschen Minderheit bei der Regierung in Prag stärker durchzusetzen, gründet Henlein mit Freunden, die vor allem aus der Studentenbewegung Othmar Spanns kommen, den politischen "Kameradschaftsbund", der die Bildung einer sudetendeutschen Einheitsfront vorantreiben soll.

Henlein received the title of SS Gruppenführer and, as the Gauleiter of the regional branch of the Nazi Party, governed Sudetenland. He was arrested by Allied troops at the end of the war and committed suicide at Plzeň.