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Walter von Reichenau
Reichenau in 1941
Born
Walter Karl Ernst August von Reichenau
(1884-10-08)8 October 1884
Karlsruhe, Grand Duchy of Baden, German Empire
Died
17 January 1942(1942-01-17) (aged 57)
Poltava, Soviet Union
Resting place
Invalidenfriedhof, Berlin, Germany
Years active
1903–1942
Known for
Bila Tserkva massacre
Babyn Yar massacre
Severity Order
Political party
Nazi Party
Spouse
Alexandrine Gräfin Maltzan Freiin zu Wartenberg und Penzlin
Parent
Ernst August von Reichenau (father)
Awards
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross 1st Class
Allegiance
German Empire
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany
Military career
Commands held
10th Army 6th Army
Battles/wars
World War I
World War II
Invasion of Poland
Battle of France
Operation Barbarossa
Signature
Walter Karl Ernst August von Reichenau (8 October 1884 – 17 January 1942) was a German Generalfeldmarschall (Field Marshal) in the Heer (Army) of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was nicknamed "The Bull."[1] Reichenau commanded the 6th Army, during the invasions of Belgium and France. During Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union, he continued to command the 6th Army as part of Army Group South as it captured Ukraine and advanced deep into USSR.
While in command of the 6th Army during Operation Barbarossa in 1941, he issued the notorious Severity Order which encouraged German soldiers to murder Jewish civilians on the Eastern Front. Reichenau's troops cooperated with the SS Einsatzgruppen in the commission of the massacre of over 33,000 Jews at Babi Yar, and assisted with other crimes against humanity that occurred in areas under his command during the Holocaust.
^"German Generals: Brief Who's Who of the High Command of Nazidom's Army". Life Magazine. 13 November 1939. pp. 39–43.
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