Siegfried Kasche
| Siegfried Kasche | |
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| German Ambassador to Croatia | |
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In office 15 April 1941 – 8 May 1945 |
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| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Member of Reichstag | |
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In office 1930–1941 |
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| Leader | Adolf Hitler |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
18 June 1903 Strausberg, Berlin, German Empire |
| Died | 7 June 1947 (aged 43) Zagreb, Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | Nazi Party |
| Alma mater | Potsdam Military Academy |
| Occupation | Diplomat, politician |
| Profession | Soldier |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
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| Service/branch |
 Reichswehr (1920)
Sturmabteilung
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| Years of service | 1920, 1926–1945 |
| Rank | SA-Obergruppenführer |
| Battles/wars | World War II in Yugoslavia |
Siegfried Kasche (18 June 1903 – 7 June 1947) was an ambassador of the German Reich to the Independent State of Croatia and Obergruppenführer of the Sturmabteilung (SA), a political wing of the Nazi Party.
Kasche was born in Strausberg. After attending cadet school in Potsdam and the Lichterfelde military academy, he spent 1919-20 in the Freikorps in Berlin and the Baltic states. He joined the Sturmabteilung in 1925 and the Nazi Party in 1926. He was also a leader of the SA in Pommerania. From 1928-31, Kasche was deputy Gauleiter in Ostmark, and in September 1930 was elected to the Reichstag. In 1934, Kasche was promoted to SA-Obergruppenführer, a rank equal to a lieutenant general in the Wehrmacht. Kasche was one of the few SA general officers to survive the Night of the Long Knives. Kasche survived by pleading his case with Göring until he arranged Kasche to be left unharmed.
In April 1941, Kasche was assigned to the Foreign Ministry for diplomatic service. On 15 April 1941, when Germany recognized the Independent State of Croatia, Kasche was named ambassador. He arrived in Zagreb on 20 April. In the Independent State of Croatia, Kasche advocated joint effort of the Axis forces against the Yugoslav Partisans. Since he was very affectionate to Ante Pavelić and "Ustaše revolution", he justified policy and actions of Ustaše and Hitler called him "greater Croat then Pavelić".
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