How to Pronounce Walther von Reichenau
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Oct 08, 1884 Karlsruhe, Baden Württemberg, Germany Died on 17 Jan 1942 (aged 57)
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About Walther Von Reichenau
- Walter Karl Ernst August von Reichenau (8 October 1884 – 17 January 1942) was a field marshal in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II.
- 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 Russia. While in command of the 6th Army during Operation Barbarossa in 1941, he issued the notorious Severity Order which encouraged German soldiers to murder civilians on the Eastern Front.
- Reichenau was in charge of the area of operations in which the 6th Army, SS Einsatzgruppen, and Ukrainian Auxiliaries committed the massacre of over 33,000 Jews at Babi Yar, and assisted with other massacres and atrocities that occurred in areas under his command during the Holocaust.
