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Also Known As The Hangman • Der Henker • Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich
Born March 7, 1904 • Halle • Germany
Died June 4, 1942 (aged 38) • Prague • Czech Republic
Political Affiliation Nazi Party
Role In final solution • Holocaust • Kristallnacht • Wannsee Conference • World War II

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