Franz Reichleitner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Franz Reichleitner

SS officer, second commandant of Sobibór extermination camp

Date of Birth: 02-Dec-1906

Place of Birth: Ried im Traunkreis, Upper Austria, Austria

Date of Death: 03-Jan-1944

Profession: politician, military officer

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Franz Karl Reichleitner (2 December 1906 – 3 January 1944) was an Austrian member in the SS of Nazi Germany who participated in Operation Reinhard during the Holocaust.
Reichleitner served as the second and last commandant of Sobibór extermination camp from 1 September 1942 until the camp's closure on or about 17 October 1943.
As the commanding officer of the camp, Franz Reichleitner directly perpetrated the genocide of Jews.