You may not know who Johann Reichhart is, but his name would once have struck dread into anyone who heard it. Johann Reichhart was Germany’s chief executioner at the height of Hitler’s Nazi empire, ...

The name Johann Reichhart might not be one synonymous with Nazi Germany but his ruthless killing streak made him one of the most feared members of the regime. Germany's chief executioner claimed the ...

The young girl moved impassively into the shadow of the guillotine which would end her life. It was 5pm on February 22, 1943, and darkness was already falling outside. In the death chamber at Munich’s ...

A blood-stained guillotine used by an infamous executioner to kill 1,200 people in Nazi Germany should be put on public display, the man who rediscovered it has said. The grisly relic was operated by ...

It’s not surprising that some executioners can be twisted people, but Johann Reichhart’s story really seems dark. Johann Reichhart was an executioner in Germany at the time of World War II and was ...

The elderly man was pushed into the garishly lit room. In front of him, a smartly dressed man in a frock coat held out his hand. Instinctively, the elderly man shook it, briefly noting the absurdity ...