Bio
Ernst was born in Ried im Innkreis, Austria (4/9/1903).
His father was a lawyer.
Was taught at the Secondary School in Linz.
Friend of Adolf Eichmann since young.
In 1926, he received a doctorate degree in law from Graz University.
He worked in a law firm in Salzburg for about a year before he opened a law office of his own in Linz.
On 14 January 1934, he married Elisabeth Eder (born in 1908), she was also a Nazi member and together they had 3 kids.
Career
1929: He was a ‘rechtsberater’ (basically a legal consultant for the party).
18/10/1930: Joined the Nazi Party.
1931: Was the ‘Bezirks Redner’ (their ‘district speaker’) for the Nazi Party in Oberösterreich.
31/8/1931: Joined the SS, his SS number
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