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Franz Walter Stahlecker

German police officer, Holocaust perpetrator (1900-1942) · Germany · Lawyers · Died at 41

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Franz Walter Stahlecker was commander of the SS security forces, the Sicherheitspolizei (SiPo) and the Sicherheitsdienst (SD), for the Reichskommissariat Ostland in 1941-42. Stahlecker commanded Einsatzgruppe A, the most murderous of the four Einsatzgruppen active in German-occupied Eastern Europe.

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Map of the Einsatzgruppen in the USSR 1941Map of the Einsatzgruppen in the USSR 1941Annotated map from the report sent by Stahlecker report to Heydrich January 31, 1942; summarizes 220,250 murders committed by Einsatzgruppe A under his command by October 1941; Estonia is marked as "JudenFrei" {Free of Jews}Annotated map from the report sent by Stahlecker report to Heydrich January 31, 1942; summarizes 220,250 murders committed by Einsatzgruppe A under his command by October 1941; Estonia is marked as "JudenFrei" {Free of Jews}Stahlecker lies wounded (1941).Stahlecker lies wounded (1941).

Awards

Iron Cross 1st Class
Iron Cross 2nd Class
War Merit Cross

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Sibling: Rudolf Stahlecker

About this person

Franz Walter Stahlecker was commander of the SS security forces, the Sicherheitspolizei (SiPo) and the Sicherheitsdienst (SD), for the Reichskommissariat Ostland in 1941-42. Stahlecker commanded Einsatzgruppe A, the most murderous of the four Einsatzgruppen active in German-occupied Eastern Europe. He was fatally wounded in action by Soviet partisans and was replaced by Heinz Jost.

Country
Germany
Category
Lawyers
Type
Lawyer
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1900 to 1942 · aged 41

Lawyers from Germany 6

Heinz Jost52.5Rudolf Brandt52.1Siegfried Buback52.5Gonzalo Boye52.1Matthias Schranner53.1Viktors Arājs51.8

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