Date of birth:

July 20th, 1891 (Sarrebourg/Lorraine, Germany)

Date of death:

December 30th, 1967 (Krefeld/Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany)

Service number:

SS-Nr.: 405.898 // NSDAP-Nr.: 2.222.600

Nationality:

German

SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS und Polizei Alfred Bernhard Julius Ernst Wünnenberg
Promotions:
25.02.1913: Fahnenjunker
28.06.1913: Unteroffizier
27.01.1914: Fähnrich
05.08.1914: Leutnant
06.11.1917: Oberleutnant
00.00.1920: Charakter Hauptmann
19.09.1920: Polizei-Oberleutnant - RDA 01.02.1920
13.07.1921: Polizei-Hauptmann
00.08.1931: Major der Reserve
01.04.1932: Major der Schutzpolizei
20.04.1937: Oberstleutnant der Schutzpolizei
01.01.1940: Oberst der Schutzpolizei and SS-Standartenführer
09.11.1941: SS-Oberführer
09.12.1941: SS-Brigadeführer
01.10.1941: Generalmajor der Polizei
01.07.1942: SS-Gruppenführer
11.07.1942: Generalleutnant der Polizei
01.07.1943: SS-Obergruppenführer / General der Waffen-SS und Polizei

Career:
25.02.1913: Fahnenjunker, Infanterie-Regiment „Vogel von Falckenstein" (7. Westfälisches) Nr. 56
00.09.1914: Leutnant, Kompanieführer
00.00.1915: WIA on the Eastern front
00.06.1916: Flugzeugführer-Ausbildung
00.08.1917: Aufklärungsflieger, Feld-Flieger-Abteilung 47
00.04.1919: Grenzschutz Ost
00.10.1919: Freikorps in Oberschlesien
00.09.1920-00.00.1939: Polizei-Oberleutnant, Schutzpolizei
00.04.1921: Hunde-Zugführer, Höheren Polizeischule, Essen
00.02.1922-00.04.1923: Ausbilder, Höhere Polizeischule Potsdam-Eiche
00.05.1923: Hunde-Ausbilder, Polizeischule Essen
00.05.1923-00.02.1924: Kommandeur, Polizeihund-Einheit
00.00.1924: Polizeischule Krefeld
00.00.1926: Polizeischule Köln
00.05.1928: Polizei-Verwaltung
00.00.1928: Ausbilder, Polizei-Institut Charlottenburg
00.00.1929-25.07.1933: Polizei-Inspektion, Hindenburg
01.05.1933: entered the NSDAP
00.08.1933: Kdr, Schutzpolizei Beuthen
00.05.1924: Kdr, Schutzpolizei Gleiwitz
00.02.1935: Kdr, Schutzpolizei Saarbrücken
00.10.1937: Kdr, Schutzpolizei Bremen
00.10.1938: Oberstleutnant der Schupo, Kdr, Schutzpolizei Mannheim
00.12.1938: Oberstleutnant der Schupo, Ia, Inspektion der Ordnungspolizei, Stuttgart
02.10.1939-00.12.1941: SS-Staf und Oberst der Schupo, Kommandeur, Polizei-Schützen-Regiment 3, Polizei-Division - campaign in the West then in Russia
15.12.1941-10.06.1943: SS-Ofu, Kommandeur, SS-Polizei-Division
10.06.1943: SS-Brif, Führer, IV. SS-Panzer-Korps
31.08.1943: SS-Ogruf, Chef des Hauptamtes der Ordnungspolizei
00.00.1945: Chef der Deutschen Polizei
00.04.1945: Flensburg
00.00.1946: POW in Dachau
00.00.1947: released

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Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Awarded on:

February 10th, 1915

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Awarded on:

September 9th, 1915

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Awarded on:

July 5th, 1917

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Awarded on:

October 30th, 1918

with swords

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Awarded on:

December 22nd, 1920

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Awarded on:

1934

Awarded on:

March 31st, 1937

Awarded on:

September 26th, 1939

other sources give 26.09.1938

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

March 31st, 1940

other sources give 30.03.1938

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Standartenführer / Oberst der Schutzpolizei

Awarded on:

June 18th, 1940

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Standartenführer / Oberst der Schutzpolizei

Awarded on:

August 21st, 1940

other sources give 21.08.1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Standartenführer / Oberst der Schutzpolizei

Unit:

Kommandeur, SS-Polizei-Schützen-Regiment 3, SS-Polizei-Division, Waffen-SS

Awarded on:

November 15th, 1941

Here follows an excerpt from Wünnenberg's Knights Cross recommendation...
"Oberst Wünnenberg is a skilled and model Regimental Commander. Especially remarkable is his daring personal actions during the capture of the hills at Stojanowschtschina near Luga on the 11th of August 1941. Seventeen enemy tanks and numerous heavy bunkers were also captured the same day.
On the 23rd of August 1941 Alfred Wünnenberg was ordered to capture Ssyrez, the hills west of there and also advance to the hills at Turowo, east of Luga. Throughout this day he led his 3rd Regiment to Ssyrez and the hills west of Ssyrez and Wybor. Although his Regiment had been weakened due to heavy fighting in these areas, he pushed on to Nelaja and took the hills at Turowo. He advanced along the flanks and rear of the enemy, breaking their strong resistance. This made Regiment 2's capture of Luga possible.
On the 13th of September Wünnenberg's Regiment was tasked with taking Krassnowardeisk, advancing from the southwest. They had to secure the bridges and reach the fork in the road, north of this city. They captured four heavy bunkers, took four bridges intact and also reached the city centre ahead of some enemy tanks.
Oberst Wünnenberg, with his personal bravery, succeeded in breaking through the key positions of the outer defensive line of St. Petersburg (Leningrad). This ensured the continued advance towards Pushkin, via the Ishora position."

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Brigadeführer / Generalmajor der Polizei (Brigadier)

Unit:

Kommandeur, SS-Polizei-Division, Waffen-SS

Awarded on:

April 23rd, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

SS-Gruppenführer / Generalleutnant der Polizei

Awarded on:

July 28th, 1942

other sources give 05.08.1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

1944

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• - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
  - MOONEY, PETER, Waffen-SS Knights and their Battles, Schiffer Pub Ltd, 2008.
  - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GüNTER, Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1998.