Editing Rudolf Aziones

{{Short description|Argentine Allgemeine SS officer and mass murderer (1910–1963)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Rudolf Aziones
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1910|3|14|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Comodoro Rivadavia]], [[Argentina]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1963|6|27|1910|3|14|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Luganville]], [[Tanoa]]
| era = {{hlist|[[Vader Era]]|[[Middenvader Era]]|[[Vriend Era]]}}
| known_for = [[Nakoriva massacre]]
| module = {{Infobox officeholder
 | embed = yes
 | office = Commander of [[SS-Oberabschnitt Osttanoa]]
 | term_start = 3 August 1958
 | term_end = 27 June 1963
 | predecessor = [[Héctor Germán Reinoso]]
 | successor = [[Federico Augusto Villalba]]
 }}
| module2 = {{Infobox military person
 | embed = yes
 | allegiance = [[Tanoa Einsatzgruppen]]
 | branch = [[Allgemeine SS]]
 | serviceyears = 1944–1963
 | rank = [[SS-Gruppenführer]]
 | commands = [[SS-Oberabschnitt Osttanoa]]
 }}
}}

'''Rudolf Aziones''' (14 March 1910 – 27 June 1963) was an Argentine [[Allgemeine SS]] officer and mass murderer who commanded [[SS-Oberabschnitt Osttanoa]] from 3 August 1958 until his assassination in 1963. A member of [[Jan Paap]]'s original 1944 expedition from Argentina, Aziones spent his SS career in eastern [[Tanoa]]. On 17 April 1955, he ordered the [[Nakoriva massacre]], in which all 162 inhabitants of the village were killed. He personally participated in the execution of survivors, including women and children.

== Allgemeine SS career ==
Aziones was born on 14 March 1910 in [[Comodoro Rivadavia]], [[Argentina]]. In 1944, he worked in Jan Paap's personal security while Paap recruited followers in [[Rada Tilly]].<ref name="paap-argentina"/> He joined the approximately 3,400-member expedition organized in Argentina and reached Tanoa with the expedition on 9 August 1944.<ref name="tanoa-expedition"/>

After the [[Allgemeine SS]] was established during the consolidation of Tanoan control, Aziones entered the organization with the rank of [[SS-Obersturmführer]].<ref name="allgemeine-history"/> He was posted to eastern Tanoa as '''SS-Sicherheitsführer Osttanoa''', where he directed armed searches and arrests against resistance groups. When [[SS-Oberabschnitt Osttanoa]] was formally established on 1 November 1944 under [[Héctor Germán Reinoso]], Aziones remained within its territorial command and later moved into regional administration.

On 17 April 1955, Aziones ordered SS forces to surround the ancient village of [[Nakoriva]] after its inhabitants refused to recognize the authority of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen. He ordered the village burned and prevented its inhabitants from leaving. Aziones remained at the site and personally participated in the execution of inhabitants who survived the fires. All 162 inhabitants were killed.

On 1 July 1955, Aziones was promoted to [[SS-Brigadeführer]] and appointed deputy commander of SS-Oberabschnitt Osttanoa under Reinoso. On 3 August 1958, Reinoso left the eastern command after being promoted to [[SS-Obergruppenführer]] and appointed '''Chef des Stabes der Reichsführung-SS''' in [[Georgetown]]. Aziones was promoted to [[SS-Gruppenführer]] on the same date and succeeded Reinoso as commander of SS-Oberabschnitt Osttanoa. The rank of SS-Gruppenführer was used for senior officers responsible for regional commands.<ref name="ss-ranks"/>

Aziones commanded the eastern SS district for the next five years. His authority covered the Allgemeine SS territorial structure in eastern Tanoa, including the subordinate SS district commands and their security forces.

== Assassination ==
On 27 June 1963, Aziones was returning from an inspection at [[Luganville]] when eastern Tanoan resistance fighters ambushed his convoy on the east coast road west of the village. An explosive destroyed the lead vehicle before resistance fighters opened fire on the remaining convoy. Aziones was killed inside his staff car at the age of 53.

His assassination occurred during the native resistance campaign in eastern Tanoa. His death prompted [[Jan Paap]] to expand the deployment of the [[Dinosaurier-Truppen]] against the resistance.<ref name="early-native-resistance"/> SS-Oberabschnitt Osttanoa remained without a permanent commander for one week. On 4 July 1963, [[Federico Augusto Villalba]] succeeded Aziones as commander.

== See also ==
* [[Nakoriva massacre]]
* [[SS-Oberabschnitt Osttanoa]]
* [[Resistance against the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen]]
* [[Ranks of the Allgemeine SS of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="paap-argentina">"[[Tanoa Einsatzgruppen#Jan Paap in Argentina (1944)|Jan Paap in Argentina (1944)]]". ''Tanoa Einsatzgruppen''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="tanoa-expedition">"[[Tanoa Einsatzgruppen#Expedition and arrival in Tanoa (August 1944)|Expedition and arrival in Tanoa (August 1944)]]". ''Tanoa Einsatzgruppen''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="allgemeine-history">"[[Allgemeine SS#History|History]]". ''Allgemeine SS''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="ss-ranks">"[[Ranks of the Allgemeine SS of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen#Senior officer ranks|Senior officer ranks]]". ''Ranks of the Allgemeine SS of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="early-native-resistance">"[[Resistance against the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen#Early native resistance|Early native resistance]]". ''Resistance against the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
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