He took part in the Wannsee Conference in January 1942, where the "final solution" was decided upon, and notably was in command of Adolf Eichmann, who was responsible for the "logistics" of the extermination of the Jews and who was sentenced to death and executed in Israel in 1962.
Il participa à la conférence de Wannsee en janvier 1942, qui décida de la "solution finale" et eut notamment sous ses ordres Adolf Eichmann, responsable de la "logistique" de l'extermination des juifs, condamné à mort et exécuté en Israël en 1962.