Gustav Krukenberg

Gustav Krukenberg
Born	(1888-03-08)8 March 1888 Bonn, Rhine Province, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	23 October 1980(1980-10-23) (aged 92) Bad Godesberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire  Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Imperial German Army  German Army Waffen-SS
Years of service	1907–1918 1939–1945
Rank	Brigadeführer
Service number	NSDAP #1,067,635 SS #116,686
Commands	SS Division Charlemagne SS Division Nordland
Battles / wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Iron Cross 1st Class Iron Cross 2nd Class
Relations	Alexander Conze (maternal grandfather) Werner Conze (cousin) Peter Schöttler (grandson)

Gustav Krukenberg (8 March 1888 – 23 October 1980) was a high-ranking member of the Waffen-SS and commander of the SS Charlemagne Division and the remains of the SS Division Nordland during the Battle of Berlin in April 1945. After Krukenberg surrendered to Soviet Red Army troops, he was tried, convicted and sentenced to prison by a Soviet court. He was released from prison after serving 11 years and died on 23 October 1980 in Germany.