Wladimir von Pawlowski was an Austria

Austria

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n lawyer

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 and Nazi politician

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, who served as Gauleiter

Gauleiter

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 (Party Leader) and Reichsstatthalter

Reichsstatthalter

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 (Reich Governor) of Carinthia

Carinthia (state)

Carinthia is the southernmost Austrian state or Land. Situated within the Eastern Alps it is chiefly noted for its mountains and lakes.The main language is German. Its regional dialects belong to the Southern Austro-Bavarian group...

 after Austria was annexed by the Nazi Germany

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. Von Pawlowski held these offices from April 1, 1940 to November 27, 1941. Before Anschluss

Anschluss

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 he sat in the Carinthia landtag.

Von Pawlowski also was a member of the Schutzstaffel

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 (SS) with an SS number of 292,801. On June 21, 1939, he was promoted to the rank of SS-Standartenführer

Standartenführer

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