Ludolf Jakob von Alvensleben

Ludolf Jakob von Alvensleben
Volksdeutscher Selbstschutz leaders in Bydgoszcz: SS-Standartenführer Ludolf Jakob von Alvensleben, SS-Obersturmbannführer Erich Spaarmann, SS-Obersturmbannführer Dr. Hans Kölzow and SS-Sturmbannführer Christian Schnug
Nickname(s)	Ludi
Born	9 August 1899 Wittenmoor, Province of Saxony, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	23 August 1953 (age 54) Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Imperial German Army Schutzstaffel Waffen-SS
Years of service	1916–1919 1932–1945
Rank	Leutnant SS-Standartenführer Sturmbannführer (Waffen-SS)
Commands held	SS and Police Leader, "Friaul;" Adriatisches West
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Iron Cross, 2nd class Clasp to the Iron Cross, 2nd class War Merit Cross, 2nd class with Swords

Ludolf Jakob von Alvensleben (9 August 1899 – 23 August 1953) was a German SS-Standartenführer who during the Second World War served as a senior staff member of Operation Reinhard, by which Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler planned to systematically murder the Jews of Europe. Alvensleben ended the war as the SS and Police Leader (SSPF) for Adria-West in Northern Italy/South Tyrol. He avoided prosecution after the war, but died in an automobile accident in 1953.