Alfred Wünnenberg
Alfred Wünnenberg 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. After the war, Wünnenberg was interned in Dachau, Bavaria, but was released in 1947. He was a infantry soldier in the Prussian Army from 1913–1919 and an officer in the Reichsheer from 1921–1930s, and later became an officer and General in the Orpo and Waffen-SS during the 1940s.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross 2nd Class & 1st Class
- Clasp to the Iron Cross 2nd Class & 1st Class
- 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
- *Oak Leaves on 23 April 1942 as SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Police, and commander of SS-Polizei-Division
Ranks in the Orpo and SS
Oberfuhrer from 1940–1941Brigadefuhrer from 1941–1942
Gruppenfuhrer from 1942–1943
Obergruppenführer from 1943–1945