ogether ▁with ▁Franz ▁St ang l ) ▁under ▁officer ▁Christian ▁W irth ▁before ▁assuming ▁W irth ' s ▁position ▁of ▁chief ▁super visor ▁at ▁Hart heim . ▁ ▁Reich le it ner ▁was ▁also ▁partly ▁responsible ▁for ▁getting ▁St ang l ▁a ▁super vis ing ▁job ▁in ▁T - 4 . ▁ ▁Reich le it ner ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Anna ▁Ba um gart ner ▁from ▁Ste yr . ▁ ▁Sob ib or ▁death ▁camp ▁On ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁at ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁SS - O ber st urm führ er ▁( First ▁Lieutenant ), ▁on ▁the ▁orders ▁of ▁W irth ▁and ▁Od ilo ▁G lob oc nik , ▁Reich le it ner ▁took ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁Sob ib ór ▁ex termin ation ▁camp ▁with ▁Franz ▁St ang l ' s ▁departure ▁to ▁Tre bl ink a . ▁ ▁Reich le it ner ▁rarely ▁showed ▁his ▁face ▁in ▁the ▁camp , ▁and ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁claimed ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁heavy ▁drink er , ▁but ▁his ▁reign ▁of ▁Sob ib ór ▁was ▁even ▁more ▁strict ▁than ▁that ▁of ▁his ▁prede cess or . ▁Mos he ▁Bah ir , ▁a ▁camp ▁in mate , ▁wrote : ▁ ▁Reich le it ner , ▁a ▁man ▁in ▁his ▁late ▁for ties , ▁with ▁an ▁Aust rian ▁acc ent , ▁was ▁dressed ▁always ▁with ▁great ▁eleg ance ▁and ▁wore ▁glo ves . ▁ ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁direct ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁Jews ▁and ▁the ▁trans ports . ▁ ▁He ▁knew ▁that ▁he