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Franz von Roques
Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1979-077-65, Franz v. Roques.jpg
Franz von Roques in 1931
Born1 September 1877
Died7 August 1967(1967-08-07) (aged 89)
Allegiance German Empire
 Weimar Republic
 Nazi Germany
Service/branchArmy (Wehrmacht)
RankGeneral of the Infantry
Commands heldArmy Group North Rear Area
Battles/warsWorld War II
RelationsKarl von Roques (cousin)

Franz von Roques (1 September 1877 – 7 August 1967) was a German general during World War II. He was the commander of Army Group North Rear Area behind Army Group North from March 1941 to April 1943.

Like other Army Group Rear Areas, the territories under Roques' control were the sites of mass murder during the Holocaust and other crimes against humanity that targeted the civilian population. Rear Area commanders operated in parallel and in co-operation, with the Higher SS and Police Leaders, who were appointed by the head SS leader, Heinrich Himmler, for each of the army group's rear areas.[1] In the words of the historian Michael Parrish, the army commanders "presided over an empire of terror and brutality".[2]

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  1. ^ Megargee 2007, p. 36.
  2. ^ Parrish 1996, p. 127.

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