Hermann Franz

Hermann Franz (16 August 1891 – 18 February 1969) was a high-ranking commander in the police of Nazi Germany. He was the commander of the Police Regiment South, which perpetrated mass murder in the Holocaust in the Army Group South Rear Area. In 1942 he became commander of the 18th Mountain Police Regiment. Subsequently, Franz served as commander of the ''Ordnungspolizei'' in Greece and then became Higher SS and Police Leader Greece (''Höherer SS- und Polizeiführer Griechenland'') in autumn 1944, then commander of the Ordnungspolizei in Norway. Provided by Wikipedia