Editing Héctor Germán Reinoso (section)

== Allgemeine SS career ==
After the establishment of the [[Allgemeine SS]] in Tanoa, Reinoso entered the organization with the rank of [[SS-Standartenführer]].<ref name="allgemeine-history"/> His previous military service and senior rank in the Argentine Army preceded his immediate appointment to regional command.

=== SS-Oberabschnitt Osttanoa ===
[[SS-Oberabschnitt Osttanoa]] was formally established on 1 November 1944 with its headquarters at [[Luganville]]. Reinoso became its first commander and held authority over the Allgemeine SS territorial structure in eastern Tanoa.<ref name="osttanoa-history"/>

During his command, Reinoso established the regional administrative structure while directing increasingly severe policies against Indigenous communities. Forced removals and detention were carried out under his authority. In 1948, he issued standing orders authorizing organized executions of selected communities. Local SS commanders could carry out executions under these rules without obtaining Reinoso's approval for each individual action.

Reinoso was promoted to [[SS-Brigadeführer]] in 1953. On 1 July 1955, [[Rudolf Aziones]] was appointed his deputy commander. Aziones remained Reinoso's deputy until 3 August 1958, when Reinoso left Osttanoa. Reinoso was promoted to [[SS-Obergruppenführer]] and transferred to Georgetown as Chef des Stabes der Reichsführung-SS. Aziones succeeded him as commander of SS-Oberabschnitt Osttanoa.<ref name="osttanoa-history"/><ref name="aziones-career"/>

=== Chief of Staff ===
Reinoso succeeded [[Carlos Federico Almirón]] as Chef des Stabes der Reichsführung-SS on 3 August 1958. His principal responsibility was coordination between the central Allgemeine SS headquarters in Georgetown and the regional SS commands. Reports from the SS-Oberabschnitte passed through the central hierarchy, while Reinoso prepared and transmitted directives to their commanders.

Reinoso held racist views toward Indigenous Tanoans and Black Africans. He initially continued the removal and detention policies that he had used in Osttanoa. In 1968, he presented a coordinated extermination programme at a Reichsführung-SS staff conference in Georgetown. The proposal called for broader killing operations against Indigenous Tanoans and Black Africans. [[Jose Alem]], then [[Reichsführer-SS]], formally approved the programme, after which Reinoso prepared directives for transmission to the regional SS commands.

Reinoso continued directing the programme for the remainder of his tenure. Former SS personnel later testified during proceedings of the [[Georgetown Tribunal]] that he frequently became enraged when Indigenous Tanoans were discussed during staff meetings. Witnesses described him raising his voice and entering prolonged angry outbursts during such discussions.

In 1968, Reinoso selected [[Miguel Federico Hartmann]], a young Georgetown-born SS officer, for service on the central staff. Hartmann advanced rapidly under Reinoso and became Deputy Chief of Staff in 1971. Reinoso remained Chief of Staff until 18 December 1973, when he retired. Hartmann succeeded him on the same date.