Georg Hans Reinhardt
| Georg-Hans Reinhardt | |
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| Born | 1 March 1887 |
| Died | 22 November 1963 (aged 76) |
| Allegiance |
 Nazi Germany
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| Service/branch | Army |
| Rank | Generaloberst |
| Commands held |
4th Panzer Division XLI Panzer Corps Third Panzer Army Army Group Centre |
| Battles/wars | Operation Barbarossa |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords |
Georg-Hans Reinhardt (1 March 1887 – 23 November 1963) was a German general and war criminal during World War II. He commanded Third Panzer Army from 1941 to 1944, and Army Group Centre in 1944 and 1945, reaching the rank of Generaloberst (colonel general).
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.
Born in 1887, Reinhardt fought during World War I. He commanded the 4th Panzer Division during the Invasion of Poland in September 1939. Afterwards, Reinhardt was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. In the 1940 Battle of France, Reinhardt commanded the XXXXI Panzer Corps.
In 1941, Reinhardt and XXXXI Panzer Corps were deployed on the Eastern Front for Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union in June. His force led the advance of Army Group North to the outskirts of Leningrad in October. As all German corps on the Eastern Front, Reinhardt's corps implemented the criminal Commissar Order. According to reports from subordinate units, the order was carried out on a widespread basis. Troops under Reinhardt's command implemented the OKH policy of "liquidating" mentally infirm; in December 1941 they murdered ten mental patients in the Russian city of Kalinin, on the pretext that they posed a security threat. On October 5 Reinhardt was given command of the 3rd Panzer Army in Army Group Centre and took park in the advance towards Moscow, Operation Typhoon. After the German defeat in the Battle of Moscow, his army was driven back by Soviet counter-attack during the winter of 1941−42.
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