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{{Short description|German Nazi, head of the SS Police Division and the Ordnungspolizei, SS-Obergruppenführer}} |
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| office = Chief of [[Ordnungspolizei|Order Police]] |
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| term_start = 23 October 1943 |
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| leader = [[Heinrich Himmler]] {{small|as Chief of German Police}} |
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| birth_place = [[Saarburg]], Alsace-Lorraine, [[German Empire]] |
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'''Alfred Wünnenberg''' (20 July 1891 – 30 December 1963) was a high-ranking commander in the [[Waffen-SS]] and the police of [[Nazi Germany]]. He commanded |
'''Alfred Wünnenberg''' (20 July 1891 – 30 December 1963) was a high-ranking commander in the [[Waffen-SS]] and the police of [[Nazi Germany]]. He commanded the [[SS Polizei Division]] between December 1941 and June 1943. He was a recipient of the [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves]]. On 10 June 1943, he was moved to command the [[IV SS Panzer Corps]], where he remained until 31 August. That same year he became chief of the ''[[Ordnungspolizei]]'' (Orpo; uniformed police). After the war, Wünnenberg was interned in [[Dachau, Bavaria]], but was released in 1947.<ref>[[Ernst Klee]]: ''Das Personenlexikon zum Dritten Reich''. Fischer, Frankfurt 2005, S. 687 f.</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 10:13, 13 February 2024
Alfred Wünnenberg | |
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Chief of Order Police | |
In office 23 October 1943 – 23 May 1945 | |
Leader | Heinrich Himmler as Chief of German Police |
Preceded by | Kurt Daluege |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Saarburg, Alsace-Lorraine, German Empire | 20 July 1891
Died | 30 December 1963 Krefeld, West Germany | (aged 72)
Military service | |
Allegiance | German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
Branch/service | Prussian Army Reichsheer Waffen SS Ordnungspolizei |
Years of service | 1913–45 |
Rank | SS-Obergruppenführer, General der Polizei und General der Waffen-SS |
Unit | IV SS Panzer Corps SS Polizei Division |
Battles/wars | World War I
World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Alfred Wünnenberg (20 July 1891 – 30 December 1963) was a high-ranking commander in the Waffen-SS and the police of Nazi Germany. He commanded the SS Polizei Division between December 1941 and June 1943. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. On 10 June 1943, he was moved to command the IV SS Panzer Corps, where he remained until 31 August. That same year he became chief of the Ordnungspolizei (Orpo; uniformed police). After the war, Wünnenberg was interned in Dachau, Bavaria, but was released in 1947.[1]
Awards and decorations
[edit]- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (10 February 1915) & 1st Class (9 September 1915)[2]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (18 June 1940) & 1st Class (21 August 1941)[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 15 November 1941 as SS-Standartenführer and Oberst of the Schupo, and commander of SS-Polizei-Schützen-Regiment 3[3]
- Oak Leaves on 23 April 1942 as SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Police, and commander of SS-Polizei-Division[3]
See also
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[edit]Citations
Bibliography
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.
Kategorien:
- 1891 births
- 1963 deaths
- SS-Obergruppenführer
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- German police chiefs
- Waffen-SS personnel
- Ordnungspolizei
- People from Sarrebourg
- Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914), 1st class
- German Army personnel of World War I
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United States