▁SS ▁O berg ru ppen führ er ▁O sw ald ▁P ohl . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁SS - Ver walt ungs schule ▁or ▁SS ▁Administration ▁School ▁at ▁D ach au ▁between ▁ 1 ▁April ▁to ▁ 2 1 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Western ▁campaign ▁Sp ac il ▁served ▁for ▁nine ▁months ▁between ▁ 2 2 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁to ▁ 1 2 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁as ▁a ▁Bef e hl sh ab er ▁der ▁S icher heit sp ol ize i ▁und ▁des ▁SD ▁or ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Security ▁Police ▁and ▁SD ▁in ▁the ▁occupied ▁Netherlands . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁the ▁Reich sf ühr er - SS ▁where ▁he ▁remained ▁until ▁ 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁ ▁At ▁some ▁point ▁during ▁the ▁war ▁Sp ac il ▁was ▁also ▁awarded ▁the ▁Kriegs ver dienst kre uz ▁( W ar ▁Mer it ▁Cross ) ▁ 1 . K lasse ▁mit ▁Sch wer tern ▁( First ▁Class ▁with ▁S words ). ▁The ▁award ▁had ▁two ▁variants ▁: ▁mit ▁Sch wer tern ▁was ▁given ▁only ▁to ▁soldiers ▁for ▁exception al ▁service ▁in ▁battle ▁above ▁and ▁beyond ▁the ▁call ▁of ▁duty ▁( but ▁not ▁worthy ▁of ▁an ▁Iron ▁Cross ▁which ▁was ▁more ▁a ▁bra very ▁award ). ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁against ▁the ▁USS R ▁Sp ac il ▁was ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁Hö her en