August Eigruber
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August Eigruber (on right) with Heinrich Himmler at Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp
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| Born | 16 April 1907 |
| Died | 28 May 1947 (aged 40) Landsberg Prison, Landsberg am Lech |
| Cause of death | Execution |
| Occupation | Nazi Gauleiter of Oberdonau (Upper Danube) and Landeshauptmann of Upper Austria. Held other offices. |
| Criminal penalty | Death by hanging |
| Motive | Nazism |
| Conviction(s) | Crimes against humanity at Mauthausen concentration camp. |
August Eigruber (16 April 1907 – 28 May 1947) was an Austrian-born Nazi Gauleiter of Reichsgau Oberdonau (Upper Danube) and Landeshauptmann of Upper Austria, later hanged by the Allies.
Born in Steyr, Austria, after finishing middle school, Eigruber underwent training in geodesy and fine mechanics at the Austrian Federal Teaching Institution for Iron- and Steelworking. Thereafter, he was active in his profession. In November 1922 he joined the National Socialist Worker Youth of Austria, whose leader he became in 1925. In April 1928, he joined the Nazi Party, whose Steyr-Land district leadership he took up in October 1930. For his activities in the NSDAP, which was banned in Austria, Eigruber was sentenced to several months in prison.
From May 1935, Eigruber was the Gau Director (Gaugeschäftsführer) for the banned Party in the Upper Austria Gau, and he took over complete leadership of the Gau as of 1936. After Anschluss, he was appointed Landeshauptmann on 14 March 1938. From 10 April 1938 he furthermore functioned as a ministerial adviser. Shortly before this, in March 1938, Eigruber joined the SA, in which he bore the rank of Brigadeführer.
On 22 May 1938, he transferred to the SS as a Standartenführer
In September 1938, Gauleiter Eigruber attended the Reichsparteitag in Nuremberg. When Passau National Socialists met at the Deutschmeister Inn, Eigruber joined his allies and reminisced about their venture during the Kampfjahre.
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