Franz Walter Stahlecker

Franz Walter Stahlecker (10 October 1900 – 23 March 1942) was commander of the SS security forces (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.

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
Service/branchSchutzstaffel
Years of service1918
1933–1942
RankSS-Brigadeführer
Commands heldEinsatzgruppe A
Commander,
Security Police and SD
for Reichskommissariat Ostland
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