Franz Reichleitner | |
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| Birth name | Franz Karl Reichleitner |
| Born | 2 December 1906 Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 3 January 1944 (aged 37) Fiume, Adriatic Littoral Zone |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service |  Schutzstaffel |
| Years of service | 1937–1944 |
| Rank | Hauptsturmführer[1] |
| Unit | SS-Totenkopfverbände |
| Commands | Sobibór extermination camp, September 1942 — October 1943 |
Franz Karl Reichleitner (2 December 1906 – 3 January 1944) was an Austrian member in the SS of Nazi Germany who participated in Operation Reinhard during the Holocaust. Reichleitner served as the second and last commandant of Sobibór extermination camp from 1 September 1942 until the camp's closure on or about 17 October 1943.[2] As the commanding officer of the camp, Franz Reichleitner directly perpetrated the genocide of Jews.