Served as Gauleiter of the Ostmark and Kurmark, president of Brandenburg Berlin and Posen West Prussia, and General Commissioner of White Russia. Under his administration, many Jews were rounded up and executed and the area around Minsk was declared 'Jew free.' His ruthlessness and cruelty eventually aroused the ire of the Soviets and in 1943 he was murdered by a group of Russian partisans. TLS in German, one page, 8 x 9.5, NSDAP letterhead, August 29, 1934. Letter to Philip Bouhler congratulating him on his appointment as Munich police president. In fine condition, with several official stamps and notations. RRAuction COA.
