Anton Reinthaller | |
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Chairman of the Freedom Party | |
In office 1956–1958 | |
Preceded by | office established |
Succeeded by | Friedrich Peter |
Personal details | |
Born | Mettmach, Cisleithania, Austria-Hungary | 14 April 1895
Died | 6 March 1958 Innviertel, Austria | (aged 62)
Political party | Landbund (until 1928) Nazi Party (Austria) (1928–1938) Nazi Party (1938–1945) Federation of Independents Freedom Party of Austria (from 1955) |
Awards | Golden Party Badge |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Austria-Hungary Nazi Germany |
Branch/service | Austro-Hungarian Army Schutzstaffel |
Years of service | 1914-1918 (Austro-Hungarian Army) 1938-1945 (Schutzstaffel) |
Rank | Leutnant SS-Brigadeführer |
Battles/wars | |
Anton Reinthaller (14 April 1895 – 6 March 1958) was an Austrian politician active before and after the Second World War. After a career in Nazi Germany as an SS-Brigadeführer and member of the Nazi Reichstag, he was the inaugural leader of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ).