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Arthur Seyss-Inquart: Nazi Ruler of the Netherlands and Architect of Occupation Terror
Arthur Seyss-Inquart was one of the most powerful Nazi officials in occupied Europe, helping orchestrate the annexation of Austria and the persecution of more than 100,000 Dutch Jews during World War II. Born in 1892, he rose from a Viennese lawyer to one of the most influential Nazi administrators in Europe. After the failed Nazi coup in Austria in 1934, Seyss-Inquart positioned himself as the key mediator between Austrian conservatives and the Nazi underground.
When Hitler prepared to annex Austria in March 1938, Seyss-Inquart became the crucial instrument that made the Anschluss appear…
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