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Operation Reinhard in Kraków
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Operation Reinhard in Kraków, often referred to by its original codename in German as Aktion Krakau, was a major 1942 German Nazi operation against the Jews of Kraków, Poland. It was headed by SS and Police Leader Julian Scherner from the Waffen-SS. The roundup was part of the countrywide Aktion Reinhard, the mass murder of Polish Jews in the so-called General Government under the command of SS und Polizeiführer Odilo Globočnik.
Kraków Ghetto. German checkpoint during the anti-Jewish Operation Aktion Krakau in 1942
Kraków Ghetto. German checkpoint during the anti-Jewish Operation Aktion Krakau in 1942
Deportation of Jews from the Kraków Ghetto, March 1943. The final ghetto 'liquidation' action
Deportation of Jews from the Kraków Ghetto, March 1943. The final ghetto 'liquidation' action
Julian Scherner
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Julian Scherner was a Nazi Party official and a high-ranking member in the SS of Nazi Germany. During World War II, he served as the SS and Police Leader of Kraków, Germany-occupied Poland.
Julian Scherner (centre), with Karl Hermann Frank (left)
Julian Scherner (centre), with Karl Hermann Frank (left)