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'''Alfred Wünnenberg''' (20 July 1891 – 30 December 1963) was |
'''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 of 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. Afterwards he became chief of the [[Ordnungspolizei]]. |
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Alfred Wünnenberg | |
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![]() Alfred Wünnenberg | |
Born | 20 July 1891 |
Died | 30 December 1963 | (aged 72)
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Service/ | ![]() ![]() |
Years of service | 1913–45 |
Rank | SS-Obergruppenführer |
Service number | NSDAP #2,222,600 |
Unit | SS Polizei Division |
Battles/wars | 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 of 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. Afterwards he became chief of the Ordnungspolizei.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (10 February 1915) & 1st Class (9 September 1915)[1]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (18 June 1940) & 1st Class (21 August 1941)[1]
- 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[2]
- 91st Oak Leaves on 23 April 1942 as SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Police, and commander of SS-Polizei-Division[2]
References
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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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Kategorien:
- 1891 births
- 1963 deaths
- People from Sarrebourg
- People from Alsace-Lorraine
- 20th-century Freikorps personnel
- Nazis who served in World War I
- Prussian Army personnel
- SS-Obergruppenführer
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- German police chiefs
- Luftstreitkräfte personnel
- Waffen-SS personnel
- Police of Nazi Germany