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Christian Frederik von Schalburg
Christian Frederik von Schalburg (15 April 1906 – 2 June 1942) was a Danish army officer, the second commander of Free Corps Denmark and brother of Vera von Schalburg.
Biography.
Christian Frederik von Schalburg was born in Zmeinogorsk, Tomskaja Gubernija, Russian Empire (now Altai Krai, Russia) as the oldest of three children to August Theodor Schalburg and wife Helene Schalburg. His father was born 1879 in Nyborg, Denmark and his mother Elena Vasiljevna née Starizki von Siemianowska was born 1882 in
Schalburg Cross
The Schalburg Cross (Danish: Schalburgkors, German: Schalburgkreuz) was a decoration awarded to officers, NCOs and enlisted men in the Danish Schalburg Corps during World War II.
History.
The date the Schalburg Cross was instituted is unknown. It could be later than 1943, otherwise picture(s) of them being worn would have surfaced. It was named after Christian Frederik von Schalburg, commander of the Frikorps Danmark who was killed in combat operations in the Demyansk Pocket in 1942. The cross was manufactured by