Reinhard Heydrich information

Reinhard Heydrich
Reinhard Heydrich
	Heydrich in 1940
Deputy Protector of Bohemia and Moravia
	Acting Protector
	In office; 29 September 1941 – 4 June 1942
Appointed by	Adolf Hitler
Preceded by	Konstantin von Neurath; (Protector until 24 August 1943)
Succeeded by	Kurt Daluege; (Acting Protector)
President of Interpol
	In office; 24 August 1940 – 4 June 1942
Secretary-General	Oskar Dressler
Preceded by	Otto Steinhäusl
Succeeded by	Arthur Nebe
Director of the Reich Security Main Office
	In office; 27 September 1939 – 4 June 1942
Appointed by	Heinrich Himmler
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Heinrich Himmler (acting)
Director of the Gestapo
	In office; 22 April 1934 – 27 September 1939
Appointed by	Heinrich Himmler
Preceded by	Rudolf Diels
Succeeded by	Heinrich Müller
Additional positions
1939–1942	Commander of the Einsatzgruppen
1936–1942	Deputy to the Reichsführer-SS ; (de facto)
1936–1939	Director of the Sicherheitspolizei
1934–1942	Member of the Prussian State Council
1931–1942	Director of the Sicherheitsdienst
Personal details
Born	Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich; 7 March 1904; Halle an der Saale, Prussia, German Empire
Died	4 June 1942 (aged 38); Prague-Libeň, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia; (now Prague, Czech Republic)
Manner of death	Assassination
Resting place	Invalidenfriedhof (Invalids' Cemetery), Berlin
Political party	Nazi Party
Spouse	Lina von Osten (m. 1931)
Children	4
Parents	Richard Bruno Heydrich (father); Elisabeth Anna Maria Amalia Krantz (mother);
Relatives	Heinz Heydrich (brother)
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Nicknames	The Hangman; The Butcher of Prague; The Blond Beast; Himmler's Evil Genius; Young Evil God of Death; The Man with the Iron Heart;
Military service
Allegiance	Weimar Republic; Nazi Germany;
Branch/service	Reichsmarine; Schutzstaffel; Luftwaffe;
Years of service	1922–1942
Rank	Oberleutnant zur See (Reichsmarine); Major of the Reserve (Luftwaffe); SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Polizei;
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	See service record section

Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich (/ˈhaɪdrɪk/ HY-drik; German: [ˈʁaɪnhaʁt ˈtʁɪstan ˈʔɔʏɡn̩ ˈhaɪdʁɪç] ^ⓘ; 7 March 1904 – 4 June 1942) was a high-ranking German SS and police official during the Nazi era and a principal architect of the Holocaust.

Heydrich was chief of the Reich Security Main Office (including the Gestapo, Kripo, and SD). He was also Stellvertretender Reichsprotektor (Deputy/Acting Reich-Protector) of Bohemia and Moravia. He served as president of the International Criminal Police Commission (ICPC, now known as Interpol) and chaired the January 1942 Wannsee Conference which formalised plans for the "Final Solution to the Jewish question"—the deportation and genocide of all Jews in German-occupied Europe.

Many historians regard Heydrich as one of the darkest figures within the Nazi regime;^[6]^[7]^[8] Adolf Hitler described him as "the man with the iron heart".^[5] He was the founding head of the Sicherheitsdienst (Security Service, SD), an intelligence organisation charged with seeking out and neutralising resistance to the Nazi Party via arrests, deportations, and murders. He helped organise Kristallnacht, a series of coordinated attacks against Jews throughout Nazi Germany and parts of Austria on 9–10 November 1938. The attacks were carried out by SA stormtroopers and civilians and presaged the Holocaust. Upon his arrival in Prague, Heydrich sought to eliminate opposition to the Nazi occupation by suppressing Czech culture and deporting and executing members of the Czech resistance. He was directly responsible for the Einsatzgruppen, the special task forces that travelled in the wake of the German armies and murdered more than two million people by mass shooting and gassing, including 1.3 million Jews.

Heydrich was mortally wounded in Prague on 27 May 1942 as a result of Operation Anthropoid. He was ambushed by a team of Czech and Slovak soldiers who had been sent by the Czechoslovak government-in-exile to kill him; the team was trained by the British Special Operations Executive. Heydrich died from his injuries on 4 June. Nazi intelligence falsely linked the Czech and Slovak soldiers and resistance partisans to the villages of Lidice and Ležáky. Both villages were razed; the men and boys age 14 and above were shot and most of the women and children were deported and murdered in Nazi concentration camps.

^ McNab 2009, pp. 17, 23 & 151.
^ Merriam Webster 1996, p. 1416.
^ ^a ^b ^c Ramen 2001, p. 8.
^ Snyder 1994, p. 146.
^ ^a ^b Dederichs 2009, p. 92.
^ Sereny 1996, p. 325.
^ Evans 2005, p. 53.
^ Gerwarth 2011, p. xiii.

[FOOTNOTEMcNab200917,_23_&_151-1] McNab 2009, pp. 17, 23 & 151.

[FOOTNOTEMerriam_Webster19961416-2] Merriam Webster 1996, p. 1416.

[FOOTNOTERamen20018-3] Ramen 2001, p. 8.

[FOOTNOTESnyder1994146-4] Snyder 1994, p. 146.

[FOOTNOTEDederichs200992-5] Dederichs 2009, p. 92.

[FOOTNOTESereny1996325-6] Sereny 1996, p. 325.

[FOOTNOTEEvans200553-7] Evans 2005, p. 53.

[FOOTNOTEGerwarth2011xiii-8] Gerwarth 2011, p. xiii.

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Reinhard Heydrich
Heydrich in 1940

Deputy Protector of Bohemia and Moravia
Acting Protector
In office 29 September 1941 – 4 June 1942
Appointed by	Adolf Hitler
Preceded by	Konstantin von Neurath (Protector until 24 August 1943)
Succeeded by	Kurt Daluege (Acting Protector)
President of Interpol
In office 24 August 1940 – 4 June 1942
Secretary-General	Oskar Dressler
Preceded by	Otto Steinhäusl
Succeeded by	Arthur Nebe
Director of the Reich Security Main Office
In office 27 September 1939 – 4 June 1942
Appointed by	Heinrich Himmler
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Heinrich Himmler (acting)
Director of the Gestapo
In office 22 April 1934 – 27 September 1939
Appointed by	Heinrich Himmler
Preceded by	Rudolf Diels
Succeeded by	Heinrich Müller
Additional positions
1939–1942	Commander of the Einsatzgruppen
1936–1942	Deputy to the Reichsführer-SS ^[1] (de facto)
1936–1939	Director of the Sicherheitspolizei
1934–1942	Member of the Prussian State Council
1931–1942	Director of the Sicherheitsdienst

Personal details
Born	Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich (1904-03-07)7 March 1904 Halle an der Saale, Prussia, German Empire
Died	4 June 1942(1942-06-04) (aged 38) Prague-Libeň, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (now Prague, Czech Republic)
Manner of death	Assassination
Resting place	Invalidenfriedhof (Invalids' Cemetery), Berlin
Political party	Nazi Party
Spouse	Lina von Osten (m. 1931)
Children	4
Parents	Richard Bruno Heydrich (father) Elisabeth Anna Maria Amalia Krantz (mother)
Relatives	Heinz Heydrich (brother)
Signature
Nicknames	The Hangman^[2] The Butcher of Prague^[3] The Blond Beast^[3] Himmler's Evil Genius^[3] Young Evil God of Death^[4] The Man with the Iron Heart^[5]
Military service
Allegiance	Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Branch/service	Reichsmarine Schutzstaffel Luftwaffe
Years of service	1922–1942
Rank	Oberleutnant zur See (Reichsmarine) Major of the Reserve (Luftwaffe) SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Polizei
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	See service record section