Christian Frederik von Schalburg
| Christian Frederik von Schalburg | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Konstantin Fedorovitch Schalburg |
| Born |
15 April 1906 Zmeinogorsk, Russian Empire |
| Died | 2 June 1942 (aged 36) Demjansk |
| Allegiance |
 Denmark Finland Nazi Germany
|
| Service/branch |
.svg){kind=small} Royal Danish Army Waffen-SS
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| Years of service | 1929-1942 |
| Rank |
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| Commands held | Frikorps Danmark, Mar – Jun 1942 |
| Awards |
Iron Cross First Class Iron Cross Second Class Winter War Medal |
| Spouse(s) | Helga Frederikke von Bülow |
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.
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 Ukraine (possibly Poltava) out of a Russian noble family. Still a boy von Schalburg received a military education in the Tsar's cadet corps and lived in Russia until the October Revolution of 1917 when he fled with his family to Denmark. These dramatic events caused him to long for Russia and to hate communists.
In 1920 the young von Schalburg moved with his family from Hellerup to Vibevej 14, Copenhagen, and in 1922 the family moved to Borups Allé 4, from where he left home.
On 21 November 1927 in the Alexander Nevsky Church, Copenhagen he was best man for the ten year older first lieutenant Grigorij Nikolaevitch Stschrikin, as Konstantin Fedorovitch Schalburg.
In 1927 in Copenhagen he was deemed unfit for military service.
Nevertheless, on 18 October 1929 he was married in the Alexander Nevsky Church as bachelor, Danish subject, lieutenant Konstantin Fedorovitch Schalburg residing Trestjernegade 4 on Amager. His bride was the four years younger unmarried Baroness Helga Frederikke von Bülow. In 1930 he registered a telephone as a first lieutenant residing Trestjernegade 4 on Amager.
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