Walter Reder was born in Freiwaldau , Moravia , Austria-Hungary . He joined the SS-Verfügungstruppe and was granted German citizenship in December 1934 . During World War II , he served in the Waffen-SS . In December 1943 , Reder was transferred to the newly formed 16th SS Panzergrenadier Division Reichsführer-SS and served in Italy until 1945 . In 1943 , Reder became the commander of the SS-Panzer-Aufklärungsabteilung 16 which committed the Marzabotto massacre in September 1944 . In March 1945 his division withdrew to Hungary and later to Austria where Reder surrendered , together with the rest of the Reichsführer-SS Division to British forces near Klagenfurt
Marzabotto massacre
Marzabotto massacre
Walter Reder