Alfred Naujocks | |
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Birth name | Alfred Helmut Naujocks |
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Born | Kiel, Prussia, German Empire | 20 September 1911
Died | 4 April 1966 Hamburg, West Germany | (aged 54)
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service | Waffen-SS |
Years of service | 1931-1945 |
Rank | SS-Sturmbannführer |
Known for | Led the Gleiwitz incident |
Battles / wars | World War II |
Awards | Iron Cross |
Alma mater | University of Kiel |
Other work | businessman, 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.