Paul Blobel
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Paul Blobel (August 13th, 1894 – June 7th, 1951) was a German Schutzstaffel commander during the Nazi era. He is best known as the key figure in organising and executing the Kiev Massacre of 1941. In June 1942, Blobel was put in charge of Aktion 1005, with the task of destroying the evidence of all Nazi atrocities in Eastern Europe. After the war, he was convicted of war crimes at the Einsatzgruppen Trial and executed.