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Konrad Henlein

German politician
Date of Birth:
Country: Germany

Content:
  1. Biography of Conrad Henlein
  2. Early Life and Career
  3. Political Activism
  4. Alliance with Hitler
  5. Capture and Death

Biography of Conrad Henlein

Conrad Henlein, also known as Conrad Genlein, was a German politician and leader of the Sudeten German Party in Czechoslovakia.

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He was born on May 6, in Maffersdorf (now Vratislavice) in Bohemia. His father was German and his mother was Czech.

Early Life and Career

Henlein initially worked as a bank clerk before becoming a physical education teacher. In , he became the leader of the German Gymnastics Association in Czechoslovakia.

Political Activism

On October 1, , Henlein founded a small political party called the German Patriotic Front, which demanded autonomy for the Sudetenland within Czechoslovakia.

He proposed the creation of a federal state similar to the Swiss cantonal system, which would grant independence to ethnic minorities without un