At the end of World War II, what military leader attempted suicide, failed, was captured and nursed back to health, tried and then hung?

Prison

Hans Frank. He was executed on October 16, 1946. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Frank Jul 22 09, 3:54 PM

rb6359

Hideki Tojo, former Prime Minister of Japan. Tojo tried to shoot himself through the heart but was found and nursed to health to face trial. He was executed by hanging on December 23, 1948. See: http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/2WWtojo.htm Also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hideki_Tojo#Capture.2C_trial_and_execution Jul 22 09, 4:15 PM

star_gazer

Frank, while a Nazi governor, was not a military leader. Good try however. Tojo is correct. Jul 22 09, 4:18 PM

zbeckabee

With all due respect: In Sep 1939, Frank was sent to Poland as Gerd von Rundstedt's civilian chief administrator. Beginning on 26 Oct 1939, he was named the Governor General of the General Government over the occupied Polish territories which had not been incorporated into Germany's borders. He was given the SS rank of Obergruppenführer to give him authority over SS units in Poland. In this role, he oversaw the segregation of Jews and other ethnic groups into ghettos as well as the establishment of forced labor programs. On several sites, Frank is listed as a member of the German military personnel of World War I. Obergruppenführer was a Nazi Party paramilitary rank that was first created in 1932 as a rank of the SA and until 1942 it was the highest SS rank inferior only to Reichsführer-SS (Heinrich Himmler). Translated as "Senior Group Leader", the rank of SA-Obergruppenführer was held by members of the Oberste SA-Führung (Supreme SA Command) and also by veteran commanders of certain SA-Gruppen (SA Groups). The rank of Obergruppenführer was considered senior to the older title of Gruppenführer. http://ww2db.com/person_bio.php?person_id=391 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:German_military_personnel_of_World_War_I http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obergruppenf%C3%BChrer Jul 22 09, 5:16 PM