Walter von Reichenau Biography and Timeline

Invasion of Poland

The Tenth Army is commanded by General of Artillery Walter von Reichenau

Role range: 1939-1945

Tenth Army

The Tenth Army is commanded by General of Artillery Walter von Reichenau

Role range: 1939-1945

Capture of Warsaw

Commands the Army which captures Warsaw

Role range: 1939-1945

Result of Surrender of French First Army

German terms are presented to the surrounded French force, leading toward its capitulation.

Role range: 1939-1945

Surrender of French First Army

Offers the French their terms of surrender

Role range: 1939-1945

Commander of 6th Army

Appointed Commander 6th Army

Death of Walter von Reichenau

Orders the execution of 3,000 Jews in Russia as a reprisal measure

Role range: 1939-1945

Execution

Orders the execution of 3,000 Jews in Russia as a reprisal measure

Role range: 1939-1945

Execution

Reichenaus 6th Army HQ orders executions to be left to the SD or SS

Role range: 1939-1945

Sixth Army

Reichenaus 6th Army HQ orders executions to be left to the SD or SS

Role range: 1939-1945

Massacre

Sonderkommando 4a slaughter 33,771 Jews, within the 6th Armys Area of responsibility

Role range: 1939-1945

Death of Walter von Reichenau

Orders, "..just retribution that must be meted out to the subhuman species of Jewry"

Role range: 1939-1945

Execution

Orders, "..just retribution that must be meted out to the subhuman species of Jewry"

Role range: 1939-1945

Massacre

Orders the 6th Army to create a command structure for atrocities in the Ukraine

Role range: 1939-1945

Sixth Army

Orders the 6th Army to create a command structure for atrocities in the Ukraine

Role range: 1939-1945

Commander of Army Group South

Appointed Commander of Army Group South

Commander of Army Group South

Appointed Commander of Army Group South

Role range: 1939-1945