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'''Reinhard Heydrich''' was a high-ranking German official during the Nazi era, although it is widely believed that ultimate responsibility for the [http://villains.wikia.com/wiki/Holocaust Holocaust] lay with [http://villains.wikia.com/wiki/Adolf_Hitler?action=edit&redlink=1 Hitler] and [http://villains.wikia.com/wiki/Heinrich_Himmler?action=edit&redlink=1 Himmler] Heydrich was one of the main architects of the Holocaust during the early years of the war; only answering to, and taking orders from Hitler and Himmler in all matters that pertained to the deportation, imprisonment, and extermination of Jews.
'''Reinhard Heydrich '''(March 7, 1904 - June 4, 1942) was a high-ranking German official during the Nazi era, although it is widely believed that ultimate responsibility for the [http://villains.wikia.com/wiki/Holocaust Holocaust] lay with [http://villains.wikia.com/wiki/Adolf_Hitler?action=edit&redlink=1 Hitler] and [http://villains.wikia.com/wiki/Heinrich_Himmler?action=edit&redlink=1 Himmler] Heydrich was one of the main architects of the Holocaust during the early years of the war; only answering to, and taking orders from Hitler and Himmler in all matters that pertained to the deportation, imprisonment, and extermination of Jews.


Heydrich chaired the 1942 Wannsee Conference, which discussed plans for the deportation and extermination of all Jews (which would be enforced under what would become known as "The Final Solution") in German-occupied territory.
Heydrich chaired the 1942 Wannsee Conference, which discussed plans for the deportation and extermination of all Jews (which would be enforced under what would become known as "The Final Solution") in German-occupied territory.