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Heinz Reinefarth

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German SS general (1903-1979)

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Heinrich "Heinz" Friedrich Reinefarth was a German SS commander during World War II and government official in West Germany after the war. During the Warsaw Uprising of August 1944 his troops committed numerous atrocities.

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Polish civilians murdered in the Wola massacre. Warsaw, August 1944.Polish civilians murdered in the Wola massacre. Warsaw, August 1944.Memorial plaque commemorating the Warsaw Uprising at Westerland Town Hall on Sylt (inaugurated in 2014)Memorial plaque commemorating the Warsaw Uprising at Westerland Town Hall on Sylt (inaugurated in 2014)

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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

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Heinrich "Heinz" Friedrich Reinefarth was a German SS commander during World War II and government official in West Germany after the war. During the Warsaw Uprising of August 1944 his troops committed numerous atrocities. After the war, Reinefarth became the mayor of the town of Westerland, on the isle of Sylt, and member of the Schleswig-Holstein Landtag. Polish demands for extradition were never accepted, and Reinefarth was never convicted of any war crime.

Country
Germany
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1903 to 1979 · aged 75
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