Johann reichhart biography

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Johann reichhart biography wikipedia

Reichhart executed over 3,000 people, most of them during the period 1939 – 1945 when, according to his own records, 2,876 were put to death. In the latter years the executions were largely from heavy sentences handed down by the Volksgerichtshof (the "People's Court") for political crimes such as , including Sophie and of the German resistance movement .

Most of these sentences were carried out by "Fallbeil" (meaning "drop hatchet", also known as the "Fallschwert" meaning "drop sword"), a shorter, largely metal re-designed German version of the French .

Despite the enormous workload he was asked to complete, Reichhart was very strict in his execution protocol, wearing the traditional German executioners attire of black coat, white shirt and gloves, black and (or ).

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