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  • In essence, it was indistinguishable from the Reichenau Order, and the other Commissar Orders, passed down to the Wehrmacht during the Second World War, and the Night and Fog Order and Commando Order also passed down during the same conflict.

    Matthew Yglesias » Pro-Slavery 2010

  • On January 12, 1942, von Reichenau, who was something of a fitness fanatic, went out for a run.

    Deathride John Mosier 2010

  • A Vesperbild (1350) from the Münster at Mittelzell, Reichenau depicts an almost erect Christ within the embrace of his seated Mother who slightly dips her upper body sideways to balance the slight angle of his body.

    Sensual Encounters: Monastic Women and Spirituality in Medieval Germany 2008

  • The plane carrying him either crashed or made an extremely rough landing; in any event, von Reichenau was dead, and von Bock was hauled out of retirement to replace him.

    Deathride John Mosier 2010

  • Hitler admitted to von Manstein that the defeat at Stalingrad was his responsibility, as indeed in one sense it was: not only had he let von Reichenau talk him into giving Paulus command of the 6th Army, but in fall 1942, as we have seen, he had reduced the striking power of his armies in the east by shifting key units to the west in response to potential threats there.

    Deathride John Mosier 2010

  • Von Rundstedt was sacked, replaced by Walter von Reichenau, a tough-minded professional officer who was also an enthusiastic supporter of Hitler.

    Deathride John Mosier 2010

  • The plane carrying him either crashed or made an extremely rough landing; in any event, von Reichenau was dead, and von Bock was hauled out of retirement to replace him.

    Deathride John Mosier 2010

  • His military career had been almost entirely as an adjutant or a staff officer, and it was as this last that he had come to the attention of von Reichenau, who, after he had assumed command of the now defunct Army Group South, had persuaded Hitler to let Paulus assume command of the 6th Army.

    Deathride John Mosier 2010

  • On the 17th, von Reichenau, still unconscious, was flown to Leipzig.

    Deathride John Mosier 2010

  • As we saw earlier, after von Rundstedt had been dismissed at the end of November 1941, he had been replaced with Walter von Reichenau, who evacuated Rostov and organized a successful defense along the Mius River.

    Deathride John Mosier 2010

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