|
Konrad Henlein
| |
|---|---|
| |
| Henlein, September 1938 | |
| Commander of de: Sudetendeutsches Freikorps | |
| In office May 1938 – September 1938 | |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Leader of the Sudeten German Party of Czechoslovakia | |
| In office 1 October 1933 – 4 October 1938 | |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 May 1898 Maffersdorf, Reichenberg, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 4 October 1938 (aged 40) Pilsen, Czechoslovakia |
| Political party | SdP (1933–1938) |
| Profession | Bank teller |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Austria-Hungary
|
| Rank | Kriegsfreiwilliger SS-de: Obergruppenführer |
| Unit | Tiroler Kaiser-Jäger-Regiment Nr. 3 Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 27 |
| Battles/wars | World War I
|
Konrad Ernst Eduard Henlein (6 May 1898 – 4 October 1938) was a Sudeten German politician in Czechoslovakia before World War II.
Born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1898, Henlein served in the Austro-Hungarian Army in World War I. The Austrian Empire collapsed after that, and the Sudetenland, where Henlein lived, became part of newly created Czechoslovakia.
He became active in the Deutscher Turnverband movement, a German nationalist and völkisch athletic organization. In 1933, he founded the Sudeten German Party of Czechoslovakia. Henlein was later assassinated in 1938. His death was used as a precursor for Adolf Hitler to invade Czechoslovakia.