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Georg-Hans Reinhardt | |
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Born | Bautzen, Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire | 1 March 1887
Died | 22 November 1963 Tegernsee, Bavaria, West Germany | (aged 76)
Allegiance | |
Service | German Army |
Years of service | 1907–45 |
Rank | Generaloberst |
Commands | 4th Panzer Division XLI Panzer Corps 3rd Panzer Army Army Group Centre |
Battles / wars | World War I |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords |
Criminal conviction | |
Conviction(s) | War crimes Crimes against humanity |
Trial | High Command Trial |
Criminal penalty | 15 years (released in 1952) |
Details | |
Victims | Soviet prisoners of war Soviet civilians (Jews and Slavs) |
Georg-Hans Reinhardt (1 March 1887 – 23 November 1963) was a German general of the Wehrmacht during World War II, who was subsequently convicted of war crimes. He commanded the 3rd Panzer Army from 1941 to 1944, and Army Group Centre in 1944 and 1945, reaching the rank of colonel general (Generaloberst).
Following the war, Reinhardt was tried in the High Command Trial, as part of the Subsequent Nuremberg Trials. He was found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity and sentenced to 15 years. He was released in 1952.