Baron Reiter was originally a vicious German army officer during World War II who was blinded and disfigured when a concentration camp prisoner threw a bottle in his face.

[3][4][5] Afterwards, Baron Blitzkrieg was a frequent opponent of the All-Star Squadron;[6] brainwashing Commander Steel,[7] confronting with Hourman which resulted in Red Bee's death,[8] conspiring with Zyklon to use the Liberty Bell to destroy Philadelphia before bring defeated by the original Liberty Belle, Johnny Quick and Jay Garrick / Flash,[9] trying to stay hidden in Jamaica,[10] and being a benefactor of Axis Amerika.

[11] The Baron is the leader of Shadowspire, conspiring with Vandal Savage's Symbolix organization in experimental research behind Damage,[12][13] and an assassination attempt which is foiled by Deathstroke.

Additionally, he wore body armor that offered some protection from physical attacks and possesses heat vision and the ability to fly, and also could travel between Earth-2 and Earth-X.

In the alternate Flashpoint timeline, Baron Blitzkrieg makes a minor appearance in which he is killed by Frankenstein.