15 Facts About Franz Six

Franz Alfred Six was a Nazi official, promoter of the Holocaust and convicted war criminal.

Franz Six was appointed by Reinhard Heydrich to head department Amt VII, Written Records of the Reich Security Main Office.

Franz Six completed his classical high school in 1930, and proceeded to the University of Heidelberg to study journalism, sociology and politics.

Franz Six graduated with a degree of doctor in philosophy in 1934.

In 1936, Six earned the high degree of doctor, and became a professor of journalism at the University of Konigsberg where he took up the position of press director for the German Student's Association.

In 1930, Franz Six joined the Nazi Party as member number 245,670.

Franz Six's responsibilities included the creation of antisemitic, anti-Masonic propaganda, the sounding of public opinion, and the monitoring of Nazi indoctrination of the public.

Franz Six held this post until 1943 when he was succeeded by Paul Dittel.

Franz Six was slated to become the SD-Commander in the country, with his headquarters to be located in London, and with regional task forces in Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, and Edinburgh.

Franz Six would have been responsible for handling the population of 300,000 British Jews.

Franz Six served about 7.5 years from his arrest to his release.

CIA files suggest Franz Six joined the Gehlen Organization, the forerunner to the Bundesnachrichtendienst, in the 1950s.

Franz Six was a member of the Naumann Circle, which aimed to infiltrate the Free Democratic Party and eventually restore Nazism in Germany.

Franz Six was called as one of four witnesses by defense attorney Robert Servatius in the 1961 trial in Israel of Adolf Eichmann, and gave his testimony by deposition in West Germany.

Servatius had wanted to have Franz Six appear in person, but Prosecutor Gideon Hausner stated that the former Nazi general would be subject to arrest, trial and execution as a war criminal.