Walter Schimana
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Walter Schimana (12 March 1898 – 12 September 1948) was an Austrian functionary in the German SS during the Nazi era. He was SS and Police Leader in the occupied Soviet Union in 1942 and Higher SS and Police Leader in occupied Greece from October 1943. Responsible for numerous war crimes and atrocities in the occupied territories, Schimana was arrested by the Allies after the war and died by suicide while awaiting trial.
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Born | (1898-03-12)12 March 1898 Opava, Austria-Hungary |
Died | 12 September 1948(1948-09-12) (aged 50) Salzburg, Allied-occupied Austria |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Waffen-SS |
Rank | SS-Gruppenführer and Police Lieutenant General |
Commands held | SS and Police Leader (SSPF) Central Russia and Belarus Higher SS and Police Leader Greece |
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