Walter Schellenberg

Walter Schellenberg
Schellenberg as an SS-Oberführer in 1943
Birth nameWalter Friedrich Schellenberg
Born16 January 1910
Saarbrücken, Prussia, Germany
Died31 March 1952(1952-03-31) (aged 42)
Turin, Italy
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service / branch Schutzstaffel
Years of service1933–1945
RankSS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Polizei
UnitSicherheitsdienst
CommandsChief of Amt VI, Ausland-SD
AwardsIron Cross First Class
War Merit Cross First and Second Class with Swords

Walter Friedrich Schellenberg (16 January 1910 – 31 March 1952) was a German SS functionary during the Nazi era. He rose through the ranks of the SS, becoming one of the highest ranking men in the Sicherheitsdienst (SD) and eventually assumed the position as head of foreign intelligence for Nazi Germany following the abolition of the Abwehr in 1944.