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HANS FRANK'S LEGAL DISSERTATION AND ADMITTANCE TO THE

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HANS FRANK'S LEGAL DISSERTATION AND ADMITTANCE TO THE
HANS FRANK'S LEGAL DISSERTATION AND ADMITTANCE TO THE MUNICH BAR
HANS FRANK (1900?1946) German lawyer employed by the Nazi Party in the 1920s and 1930s, and later Hitler's personal lawyer. After the invasion of Poland, Frank became Nazi Germany's chief jurist in occupied Poland. During his tenure throughout the war, he terrorized civilians and was directly involved in the mass murder of Jews and Poles. Executed following the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials. Important pair of items directly related to Frank's career as a lawyer. Included is a letter from the Bavarian Justice Department, 1p. large 4to., Munich, May 9, 1927 addressed to Frank in Munich admitting him as a lawyer to courts in Munich and surrounding districts. Folds and some toned spots. Also present is Frank's legal dissertation with a signed presentation: ?Public Legal Body - A contribution to the teaching of the condition of the public entity. Inaugural Dissertation Faculty of Law, University of Kiel", 226 pp. legal folio, bound with string. Frank, at the time a civil service clerk in Munich, adds his birthday ?born Mai 23., 1900? next to his name at center. At bottom he dedicates the work to his former teacher: ?My dear, loyal teacher Mr. Prof Franz Kucera in Prague in reverence and gratitude presented by his student Dr. Frank Munich August 18, 1924? beside which he notes: "Test: August 8, 1924 Consultant; Prof Dr. [Walter] Jellinek Co-Consultants: Prof Dr. Pappenheim Prof Dr. Radbruch Prof Dr. Beseler?. In 1935 Jellinek was ousted from his office by the Nazis on account of his Jewish ancestry. Last four or five pages damages with some loss due to old water damage, front page stained at right margin, with toned spots at bottom. Also included is a 6 ?" x 8 ?" b/w portrait and a damaged 7" x 9 ?" b/w group photograph showing Frank with Arthur Seyss-Inquart.