Bodo Lafferentz
Bodo Lafferentz | |
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Bodo Lafferentz, July 1940 | |
| Born | 27 July 1897 |
| Died | 17 January 1974 (aged 76) |
| Alma mater | University of Kiel |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 5 |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | German Empire (1914–1918) Weimar Republic (1918–24) Nazi Germany (1933–1945) |
| Branch | Imperial German Army Schutzstaffel |
| Years of service | 1914-1918 1939-1945 |
| Rank | Obersturmbannführer |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Iron Cross 2nd Class |
Bodo Lafferentz (27 July 1897 – 17 January 1974) was a member of the Nazi Party from 1933 and an SS-Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant Colonel) from 1939. In 1937, he was made a manager along with Ferdinand Porsche and Jakob Werlin of the Gesellschaft zur Vorbereitung des Deutschen Volkswagens mbH ("Association for the Preparation of the German People's Car"). He founded and oversaw the "Institute for Physical Research", an outpost of the Flossenbürg concentration camp, to further develop the V-2 rocket.