Walter von Reichenau
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." 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. Provided by Wikipedia
-
1by Reichenau, Walter von, 1884-
Published 1942Berlin, Propyläen-Verlag [1942?]1 p. ̋., 8, [3] p. 40 pl. on 22 ̋. 19 cm. -
2by Reichenau, Walter von, 1884-
Published 1938München, F. Eher Nachf., 1938.334 p. illus., maps. 25 cm.