Christian Peter Kryssing
July 7, 1891 – July 7, 1976
Nickname	C. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. P. Kryssing
Place of birth	Kolding
Place of death	Haderslev
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Years of service	1942–1945
Rank	SS-Brigadeführer
Commands held	Frikorps Danmark, Jun 1941 – Feb 1942 SS-Kampfgruppe Küste, Feb–June 1944

Christian Peder Kryssing (July 7, 1891 – July 7, 1976), commonly known as C. Kolding is a Danish Seaport located at the head of Kolding Fjord in Region Syddanmark ( Region of Southern Denmark) Haderslev (Hadersleben is a town and municipality on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers Brigadeführer was an SS rank that was used in Nazi Germany between the years of 1932 and 1945 Frikorps Danmark ( Free Corps Denmark) was a Danish volunteer army Corps created by the Danish Nazi Party in cooperation with Germany to fight the Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. P. Kryssing, was a Danish artillery officer and an ardent anti-communist but not a member of the danish Nazi party, DNSAP. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Artillery (from French artillerie) is a military Combat Arm which employs any apparātus machine An officer is a member of an armed force who holds a position of authority Anti-communism refers to opposition to Communism. Historically the word "communism" has been used to refer to several types of communal social organization and Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Danmarks Nationalsocialistiske Arbejderparti (National Socialist Workers’ Party of Denmark or DNSAP, was the largest Danish Nazi party before and during

Kryssing became the first commander of the Frikorps Danmark June 29, 1941 but was discharged as commander in February 23, 1942 because of disagreements between him and more Nazi minded officers in the Frikorps Danmark. Frikorps Danmark ( Free Corps Denmark) was a Danish volunteer army Corps created by the Danish Nazi Party in cooperation with Germany to fight the Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. His replacement was a more pro-Nazi Dane, Christian Frederik von Schalburg. Christian Frederik von Schalburg ( 15 April 1906 – 2 June 1942) was a Danish officer and the second commander of Frikorps Danmark

Kryssing was then transferred to other German units, first 3rd SS Division Totenkopf and later 5th SS Division Wiking. SS Division Totenkopf ("Death's Head" or "Skull" is also known as 3 SS Division (motorised Wiking was a German Waffen SS division recruited from foreign volunteers In February 1944 he became commander of SS-Kampfgruppe Küste but resigned in June the same year because of personal issues. His wife had been injured during a bomb attack, and his two sons had been killed in battle in 1942 and 1944.

Kryssing ended up being the highest ranked foreigner in Waffen-SS as a SS-Brigadeführer. The Waffen-SS ( German for "Armed SS" literally "Weapons SS" was the Combat arm of the Schutzstaffel ("Protective Squadron" Brigadeführer was an SS rank that was used in Nazi Germany between the years of 1932 and 1945

In May 1945 Kryssing surrendered to the British forces and was handed over to the Danish Police in June 1946. On October 27, 1947 he was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment for his membership of Waffen-SS but was released in May 1948. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

External links

• Webpage about C.P. Kryssing (in Danish)
• Webpage about Frikorps Danmark (in English)

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