Alfred Naujocks

Alfred Naujocks
Naujocks following his surrender to US forces in October 1944
Birth nameAlfred Helmut Naujocks
Nicknames
  • Hans Müller
  • Alfred Bonsen
  • Rudolf Möbert
Born(1911-09-20)20 September 1911
Kiel, Prussia, German Empire
Died4 April 1966(1966-04-04) (aged 54)
Hamburg, West Germany
AllegianceNazi Germany
BranchSchutzstaffel, Waffen-SS
  • Sicherheitsdienst
Service years1931–1945
RankSS-Sturmbannführer
Known forLed the Gleiwitz incident
ConflictsWorld War II

Venlo incident

AwardsIron Cross
Alma materUniversity of Kiel
Other workBusinessman, alleged member of ODESSA

Alfred Helmut Naujocks (20 September 1911 – 4 April 1966), alias Hans Müller, Alfred Bonsen, and Rudolf Möbert, was a German Schutzstaffel (SS) functionary during the Third Reich. He took part in the staged Gleiwitz incident, a false flag operation intended to provide the justification for the attack on Poland by Nazi Germany, which ultimately culminated in starting World War II.

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