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Franz Ritter von Epp (born Franz Epp; from 1918 as Ritter von Epp; 16 October 1868 – 31 January 1947) was a German general and politician who started his military career in the Bavarian Army. Successful wartime military service earned him a knighthood in 1916. After the end of World War I and the dissolution of the German Empire, von Epp was a commanding officer in the Freikorps and the Reichswehr. He was a member of Bavarian People's Party, before joining the Nazi Party in 1928, when he was elected as a member of the German parliament or Reichstag, a position he held until the fall of Nazi Germany. He was the Reichskommissar, later Reichsstatthalter, for Bavaria, and a Reichsleiter of the Nazi Party. During the Nazi era, Epp, who'd participated in the Herero and Namaqua genocide as a young man, shared responsibility for the liquidation of virtually all Bavarian Jews and Romas as the governor of Bavaria.
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GenderMale
Birthday1868-10-16
Deathday1947-01-31 (78 years old)
Birth PlaceMunich, Germany
ReligionRoman Catholic
FatherRudolf Epp
CitizenshipsGermany
Also Known AsFranz Ritter von Epp
Awardshonorary citizen of Passau, honorary citizen of Coburg, honorary citizen of Augsburg, honorary citizen of Munich, House Order of Hohenzollern, Golden Party Badge, House and Merit Order of Peter Frederick Louis, Anschluss Medal, Military Order of Max Joseph, Order of the Iron Crown, Military Merit Order, Sudetenland Medal, Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg), War Merit Cross, honorary citizenship, Pour le Mérite, Iron Cross, Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918, Knight's Cross, NSDAP Long Service Award
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