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Max von Schenckendorff | |
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Born | 24 February 1875 Prenzlau, Province of Brandenburg, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
Died | 6 July 1943 Karpacz, Nazi Germany | (aged 68)
Allegiance | German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
Service | Army (Wehrmacht) |
Rank | General |
Commands | Army Group Centre Rear Area |
Battles / wars | World War II |
Max von Schenckendorff (24 February 1875 – 6 July 1943) was a German military general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was the commander of Army Group Rear Area behind Army Group Centre from March 1941 until his death. He organzed the Mogilev conference, in which Wehrmacht and SS officers discussed "bandit fighting" tactics, meaning the mass murder of Jews and other real or perceived enemies. The conference resulted in an intensification of the genocide that was already taking place in Army Group Centre Rear Area.