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- NAME: Reinhard Heydrich
- OCCUPATION: Mass Murderer, Military Leader
- BIRTH DATE: March 07, 1904
- DEATH DATE: June 04, 1942
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Halle an der Saale, Germany
- PLACE OF DEATH: Prague-Libe?, Czech Republic
- Nickname: The Hangman
- Nickname: The Butcher of Prague
- Nickname: Himmler's Evil Genius
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Reinhard Heydrich was a high-ranking German Nazi official best known for being one of the main architects of the Holocaust during the early years of the war.
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Reinhard Heydrich was a high-ranking German Nazi official and one of the main architects of the Holocaust. In 1939 he ordered the arrest of thousands of Jews by the Gestapo and their imprisonment in concentration camps. He was attacked in 1942 by agents who had been sent to assassinate him. He escaped but died soon after from the injuries.© 2013 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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