What was Aktion Reinhard?

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What was Aktion Reinhard?

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Post by Ehrenwinkel » 01 Jul 2005, 15:45

Can someone please give a SHORT and DEFINITE answer to this question: Was 'Aktion Reinhard' (or 'Reinhardt'?) the collection of property from extermination victims in Poland, or the Belzec-Sobibor-Treblinka extermination programme administered by Odilo Globocnik? Authorities seem to differ.

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Post by David Thompson » 01 Jul 2005, 15:59

Ehrenwinkel -- You asked:
Can someone please give a SHORT and DEFINITE answer to this question: Was 'Aktion Reinhard' (or 'Reinhardt'?) the collection of property from extermination victims in Poland, or the Belzec-Sobibor-Treblinka extermination programme administered by Odilo Globocnik?
The matter has been hotly debated here, with a result which was neither short nor definite:

"Aktion Reinhardt" -- What did it denote?
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=64215

See also:

Documents relating to "Aktion Reinhardt"
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=64269
Aktion Reinhard(t)
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=61664
Was Chelmno a Ops. Reinhard
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=44950
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Post by Michael Miller » 01 Jul 2005, 16:30

The topic is superbly covered at the remarkable deathcamps.org website- http://www.deathcamps.org/reinhard/reinhardintro.html


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Post by David Thompson » 01 Jul 2005, 17:36

Thanks for that link, Mike. I see the website has been heavily updated since I last visited it, with an extensive collection of hyperlinked documents. In addition to the well-presented overviews available on the site, readers who followed the discussions on "Aktion Reinhard(t)" may find these new charts helpful:

Chain of Command
http://www.deathcamps.org/reinhard/pic/bigchain.jpg
Timetable
http://www.deathcamps.org/reinhard/pic/time-table.jpg
Loot Flow Chart
http://www.deathcamps.org/reinhard/areconomics.html

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Post by Karl » 04 Jul 2005, 06:12

Edit:
The term was taken in remembrance of SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich[...]
http://www.deathcamps.org/reinhard/reinhardintro.html
michael mills wrote:It is noteworthy that the most recent biography of Globocnik accepts that the code-name "Reinhardt" was derived from the surname of Fritz Reinhardt, the State Secretary of the Department of Finance who had ultimate responsibility for the confiscated property.
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=64215

Which is correct?

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Post by Fritz the Rat » 03 Dec 2006, 20:10

new address: http://www.death-camps.org (now with hyphen).

Fritz

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