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|birth_date={{birth date|1891|7|20|df=y}} |
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|death_date={{death date and age|1963|12|30|1891|7|20|df=y}} |
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|allegiance={{flag|German Empire}} <br/>{{flag|Weimar Republic}} <br/>{{flag|Nazi Germany}} |
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|branch=[[File:Flag Schutzstaffel.svg|23px]] [[Waffen SS]]<br/> |
|branch=[[File:Flag Schutzstaffel.svg|23px]] [[Waffen SS]]<br/> [[Ordnungspolizei]] |
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|serviceyears=1913–45 |
|serviceyears=1913–45 |
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|rank=SS-[[Obergruppenführer]] |
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|servicenumber=[[NSDAP]] #2,222,600 |
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|unit=[[SS Polizei Division]] |
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* [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves]] |
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**Knight's Cross on 15 November 1941 as SS-''[[Standartenführer]]'' and ''[[Oberst]]'' of the ''[[Schupo]]'', and commander of SS-Polizei-Schützen-Regiment 3<ref name="Scherzer p798">Scherzer 2007, p. 798.</ref> |
**Knight's Cross on 15 November 1941 as SS-''[[Standartenführer]]'' and ''[[Oberst]]'' of the ''[[Schupo]]'', and commander of SS-Polizei-Schützen-Regiment 3<ref name="Scherzer p798">Scherzer 2007, p. 798.</ref> |
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**Oak Leaves on 23 April 1942 as SS-''[[Brigadeführer]]'' and ''[[Generalmajor]]'' of the Police, and commander of SS-Polizei-Division<ref name="Scherzer p798"/> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Alfred Wünnenberg | |
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| Born | 20 July 1891 |
| Died | 30 December 1963 (aged 72) |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service/ |  Waffen SSOrdnungspolizei |
| Years of service | 1913–45 |
| Rank | SS-Obergruppenführer |
| 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]
- 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.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.
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