Heinz Reinefarth

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Heinz Reinefarth
Born	(1903-12-26)26 December 1903 Gnesen, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	7 May 1979(1979-05-07) (aged 75) Westerland, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany
Allegiance	Germany
Service/branch	Waffen-SS
Years of service	1933–45
Rank	SS-Gruppenführer, also Generalleutnant of the Waffen-SS and Police
Unit	Kampfgruppe Reinefarth
Commands held	XIV SS Corps XVIII SS Corps
Battles/wars	World War II Operation Barbarossa Battle of France Warsaw Uprising
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Other work	Politician and judge

Heinz Reinefarth (26 December 1903 – 7 May 1979) was a German SS commander during World War II and government official in West Germany after the war. During the Warsaw Uprising of August 1944 his troops committed numerous atrocities. After the war, Reinefarth became the mayor of the town of Westerland, on the isle of Sylt, and member of the Schleswig-Holstein Landtag. Polish demands for extradition were never accepted, and Reinefarth was never convicted of any war crime.