Rudolf Diels

German lawyer and civil servant, first Gestapo chief and protege of Gestapo founder Hermann Göring (1900-1957)

• Born: 1900-12-16 (Berghausen)
• Died: 1957-11-18 (Katzenelnbogen)
• Country of citizenship: Germany
• Occupation: administrative lawyer; civil servant
• Member of political party: Nazi Party
• Member of: Schutzstaffel
• Participant in: Judges' Trial (date: 1947-05-09; role: affiant)
• Significant person: Günther Joël
• Position held: district president (of: Cologne Government Region, Hanover Government Region; period: 1934-01-01 through 1936-01-01, 1936-01-01 through 1941-01-01)
• Employer: Free State of Prussia; Gestapo
• VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/69721112
• ISNI: https://isni.org/isni/0000000031978571
• WorldCat Identities ID: https://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n88179217
• Library of Congress authority ID: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88179217