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Walter Schimana
1898–1948
- Nationality
- AustriaâHungary
- Occupation
- military personnel
Walter Schimana (12 March 1898 â 12 September 1948) was an Austrian Nazi and a general in the SS during the Nazi era.
Incarceration history
Facilities
- Nuremberg Court PrisonDates unknown
Biography
Walter Schimana (12 March 1898 â 12 September 1948) was an Austrian Nazi and a general in the 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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