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Reder, Walter#

Reder, Walter, b. Jeseník, Czech Republic (then Freiwaldau), Feb. 4, 1915, d. Vienna, April 26, 1991, officer in the armed section of the SS. Early supporter of the NSDAP in Austria, 1934 fled to Germany, member of the Austrian Legion, joined the armed section of the SS. As a member of the 16th SS armoured infantry division at Marzabotto (near Bologna) he ordered a massacre of civilians in Sept. 1944 in retaliation for partisan attacks. R. was sentenced to life imprisonment in Italy (Gaeta fortress). Pardoned in January 1985 and allowed to return to Austria. His welcome by the then Federal Minister for Defence F. Frischenschlager was politically controversial in Austria.

Literature#

N. v. Preradovich, Oe. hoehere SS-Fuehrer, 1987.

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