Alfred Freyberg
Alfred Freyberg | |
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Freyberg, (c. 1938) | |
| Ministerpräsident Free State of Anhalt | |
| In office 21 May 1932 – 8 January 1940 | |
| Preceded by | Heinrich Deist |
| Succeeded by | Rudolf Jordan |
| Oberbürgermeister of Leipzig | |
| In office 21 August 1939 – 18 April 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Rudolf Haake (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Wilhelm Johannes Vierling |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bruno Erich Alfred Freyberg 12 July 1892 |
| Died | 18 April 1945 (aged 52) |
| Cause of death | Suicide by cyanide poisoning |
| Party | Nazi Party |
| Spouse | Magdalena Schwannecke (1896–1945) |
| Children | Wilhelm Friedrich (1923–1944) Barbara (1925–1945) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Civilian awards | Golden Party Badge |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | German Empire Nazi Germany |
| Branch/service | Imperial German Army Schutzstaffel |
| Years of service | 1914–1917 1933–1945 |
| Rank | Leutnant SS-Gruppenführer |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Military awards | Iron Cross, 2nd class |
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Bruno Erich Alfred Freyberg (12 July 1892 – 18 April 1945) was a German lawyer, Nazi Party politician and SS-Gruppenführer who served as the Ministerpräsident of the Free State of Anhalt from 1932 to 1940 and the Oberbürgermeister (Lord Mayor) of Leipzig from 1939 to 1945. He committed suicide together with his family in the closing days of the Second World War in Europe.