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Hans Frank (Perpetrator) Hans Frank was born on May 23, 1900 in Karlsruhe, Baden, Germany. He was in the Germany Army and fought in World War 1. When he joined the Nazi party in 1923 he became Adolf Hitler’s personal Lawyer, but when Hitler seized power he lost his importance. When Germany took over Poland Hans Frank was appointed Governor of a part of Poland. During the Holocaust Hans Frank was trying to get his own power and at the same time he wanted to please Hitler. Hans Frank was a Perpetrator because even though he didn’t actually do the crimes himself, he still helped other Nazis exterminate people that they thought weren’t as good as them. Throughout the Holocaust Hans Frank encouraged other Nazis through speeches and other things to help build their master race. When Hans Frank was captured in May 1945 he was accused of crimes against humanity during the Nuremberg War Crimes Trial. Even though he turned over his diaries to the allies and fully admitted to his crimes, he was sentenced to death and executed on October 16, 1946. Altman, Linda. __Crimes and Criminals of the holocaust__.New Jersey:Enslow Publishers, 2004. Simkin, John. “Hans Frank” __Spartacus Educational__. 4/29/09. Http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.uk/gerfrank