Alfred Naujocks

Alfred Naujocks
Naujocks following his surrender to American forces in October 1944
Birth nameAlfred Helmut Naujocks
Nickname(s)
  • Hans Müller
  • Alfred Bonsen
  • Rudolf Möbert
Born(1911-09-20)20 September 1911
Kiel, Prussia, German Empire
Died4 April 1966(1966-04-04) (aged 54)
Hamburg, West Germany
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service / branch Waffen-SS
Years of service1931-1945
RankSS-Sturmbannführer
Known forLed the Gleiwitz incident
Battles / warsWorld War II

Venlo incident

AwardsIron Cross
Alma materUniversity of Kiel
Other workbusinessman, alleged member of ODESSA

Alfred Helmut Naujocks (20 September 1911 – 4 April 1966), alias Hans Müller, Alfred Bonsen, and Rudolf Möbert, was a German SS functionary during the Third Reich. He took part in the staged Gleiwitz incident, a false flag operation intended to provide the justification for the attack on Poland by Nazi Germany, which ultimately culminated in starting World War II.