Gunter d'Alquen

Gunter d'Alquen (1941)

Gunter d'Alquen (German pronunciation: [ˈdalkən]) (October 24, 1910 – May 15, 1998) was chief editor of the SS weekly, Das Schwarze Korps ("The Black Corps"), the official newspaper of the Schutzstaffel (SS), and commander of the SS-Standarte Kurt Eggers (SS-Standarte Kurt Eggers. The honour title Kurt Eggers referred to the SS war correspondent and editor of the SS magazine Das Schwarze Korps, killed in 1943).

Life

Until 1945

Gunter d’Alquen was the son of Catholic businessman and reserve officer Carl d’Alquen. He attended grammar school in Essen and joined the Hitler Youth in 1925. In 1926, D’Alquen became a member of the SA and as a 17-year-old joined the NSDAP.


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