Hermann Reinecke

Hermann Reinecke
Hermann Reinecke
Born	(1888-02-14)14 February 1888 Wittenberg
Died	10 October 1973(1973-10-10) (aged 85)
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer (Army)
Years of service	1903–45
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	Chief of National Socialist Leadership Staff OKW
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Iron Cross, 1st class Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918

Hermann Reinecke (February 14, 1888^[1] - October 10, 1973) was a General der Infanterie and convicted war criminal of Nazi Germany's Wehrmacht during World War II.

He was a former Lieutenant General and the head of the General Office of the Armed Forces at OKW (Allgemeines Wehrmachtamt, AWA). Reinecke was also head of the office for the NSFO (Nationalsozialistische Führungsoffiziere), which consisted of Nazi officers charged with political propaganda in the Wehrmacht. Major Karl August Meinel, 1 August 1942, was shifted into the Führerreserve, because on 13 January 1942 he wrote a critical report to Hermann Reinecke on the segregation and execution of Russian prisoners of war in prison camp Stalag VII A by the Gestapo and the Sicherheitsdienst SD (security service) of the Reichsführer SS (Heinrich Himmler).

In the High Command Trial at the Nuremberg Trials after World War II, Reinecke was convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity and sentenced to life imprisonment. He was released, however, in October 1954.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross of 1914, 1st and 2nd class^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords^[2]
• War Merit Cross, 1st and 2nd class with Swords^[2]
• Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg^[2]
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918^[2]
• Red Cross Medal, 3rd class (Prussia)^[2]
• Military Merit Cross, 3rd class with War Decoration (Austria)^[2]
• Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 4th to 1st class^[2]
• Golden Party Badge (30 January 1943)^[2]
• Hitler Youth Badge of Honour in Gold^[2]

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