Adrian Freiherr[1] von Fölkersam 20 December 1914 – 21 January 1945) was a German Brandenburger and Waffen-SS officer in World War II.
Fölkersam was born into an aristocratic Baltic German family with a long record of service to the Russian Empire.
From 1934 he attended university in Munich, Königsberg and Vienna studying economics, at this time he became a member of the National Socialist movement and the SA.
Fölkersam joined the Brandenburgers in May 1940, forming a special unit comprising Volksdeutsche (ethnic Germans) of Russian origin.
During the Battle of the Bulge, Fölkersam participated in Operation Greif, and worked in close coordination with Otto Skorzeny.