Editing Hans Frank (section)

==Early years==
Frank, the middle child of three, was born in [[Karlsruhe]] to Karl, a lawyer, and his wife, Magdalena (née Buchmaier), a daughter of a prosperous baker. He graduated from high school at Maximilians ''[[Gymnasium (Germany)|gymnasium]]'' in [[Munich]]. At seventeen he joined the [[German Army (German Empire)|German Army]] fighting in [[World War I]], but did not serve time at the front.{{sfn|Housden|2003|p=16}}

After the war, Frank studied law and economics, from 1919 to the summer semester of 1921 at the [[University of Munich]], between 1921 and 1922 at the [[University of Kiel]], and back from the winter semester 1922 to 1923 at Munich. On 21 July 1923, he passed the final exam there, obtaining his [[Doctor of Law#Germany|Dr. jur.]] degree in 1924.<ref name="Frank">Hans Frank: Lebenslauf, in: Auszug aus der Dissertation ''Die öffentlichrechtliche juristische Person'', der maschinenschriftlichen Dissertation zur Erlangung der Würde eines Doktors der Rechte der Hohen Rechts- und Staatswissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Christian Albrechts Universität zu Kiel, Referent: Dr. Walter Jellinek, beigegeben. Identifikation der Dissertationsschrift: http://d-nb.info/570188911</ref>

Between 1919 and 1920, he was a member of the [[Thule Society|Thule]] [[Völkisch movement|Völkisch]] society. He served also in the ''[[Freikorps]]'' under [[Franz Ritter von Epp]]'s command, taking part in the crackdown of the [[Bavarian Council Republic|Münchner Räterepublik]].<ref name=Geiss_Jacobmeyer>{{cite book|editor1-last=Geiss|editor1-first=Immanuel|editor2-last=Jacobmeyer|editor2-first=Wolfgang|title=Deutsche Politik in Polen 1939-1945. Aus dem Diensttagebuch von Hans Frank, Generalgouverneur in Polen|language=de|year=1980|place=[[Opladen]]|publisher=Leske + Budrich|isbn=978-3810002969|page=11}}</ref> In 1919, as did other members of the [[Thule Society]], he joined the [[German Workers' Party]] (DAP) at its beginning.<ref name=Avalon_FrankTest>Frank's cross-examination during the Nuremberg trial in: {{cite book|chapter=One Hundred And Eleventh Day – Thursday, 18 April 1946|title=Nuremberg Trial Proceedings|volume=12|page=20|publisher=[[Yale Law School]]/[[Lillian Goldman Law Library]]/[[Avalon Project|The Avalon Project]]|chapter-url=http://avalon.law.yale.edu/imt/04-18-46.asp|access-date=18 April 2016}}</ref>