Gustav Krukenberg [SEP] date of birth
Gustav Krukenberg
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.
Life.
Krukenberg was born in Bonn,
Krukenberg
Krukenberg is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Friedrich Ernst Krukenberg (1871–1946), German physician
- Gustav Krukenberg (1888–1980), German SS officer
- Hermann Krukenberg (1863–1935), German surgeon
- Peter Krukenberg (1787–1865), German pathologist
See also.
- Krukenberg procedure, a surgical technique
- Krukenberg tumor, a type of cancerous tumor