Jakob Sporrenberg

SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Polizei Jakob Sporrenberg
Sporrenberg as SS-Brigadeführer (c. 1942)
Born	(1902-09-16)16 September 1902 Düsseldorf, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	6 December 1952(1952-12-06) (aged 50) Mokotow Prison, Warsaw, Polish People's Republic
Cause of death	Execution by hanging
Allegiance	German Empire (until 1918)  Weimar Republic (1918-1933)  Nazi Germany (1933-1945)
Service / branch	Waffen-SS
Rank	SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Polizei
Known for	Operation Harvest Festival

Jakob Sporrenberg (16 September 1902 – 6 December 1952) was an SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Polizei in Minsk, Belarus and Lublin, Poland. After the war, Sporrenberg stood trial in Poland and was convicted in 1950 of war crimes and sentenced to death. He was executed in December 1952.

Sporrenberg was responsible for overseeing and implementing Operation Harvest Festival.