Heinz Reinefarth Military person

Gruppenführer Heinrich Reinefarth (commonly known as Heinz Reinefarth, December 26, 1903 – May 7, 1979) was a Nazi German military officer during World War II and government official in FRG after the war. During the Warsaw Uprising of August 1944 his troops committed numerous war atrocities. After the war Reinefarth became the mayor of the town of Westerland and member of the Schleswig-Holstein Landtag. Despite Polish demands for extradition, he was never convicted of any war crimes.

Personal facts

Heinz Reinefarth
Birth dateDecember 26, 1903
Birth place
Germany , Poland , Gniezno
Date of deathMay 07, 1979
Place of death
Schleswig-Holstein

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Military person

allegianceNazi Germany
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Iron Cross
military operations
Warsaw Uprising
military branch
Waffen-SS
military unit
Kampfgruppe
service start1933
service end1945

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