Franz Walter Stahlecker

Walter Stahlecker
Born10 October 1900 (1900-10-10)
Sternenfels, German Empire
Died23 March 1942(1942-03-23) (aged 41)
Gatchina, RSFSR, Soviet Union
AllegianceGerman Empire
Nazi Germany
BranchSchutzstaffel
Service years1918
1933–1942
RankSS-Brigadeführer
CommandsEinsatzgruppe A
Commander,
Security Police and SD
for Reichskommissariat Ostland

Franz Walter Stahlecker (10 October 1900 – 23 March 1942) was commander of the SS security forces, the Sicherheitspolizei (SiPo) and the Sicherheitsdienst (SD), for the Reichskommissariat Ostland in 1941–42. Stahlecker commanded Einsatzgruppe A, the most murderous of the four Einsatzgruppen (death squads during the Holocaust) active in German-occupied Eastern Europe. He was fatally wounded in action by Soviet partisans and was replaced by Heinz Jost.

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