Walter von Brockdorff Ahlefeldt

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Years of service 1907–43 Rank General der Infanterie		Service/branch German Army

Born 13 July 1887 Perleberg, Province of Brandenburg, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire ( 1887-07-13 ) Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War I Battle of Verdun World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Demyansk Pocket Name Walter Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt Died May 9, 1943, Berlin, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Battle of Verdun, World War II Commands held 23rd Infantry Division, XXVIII Army Corps

Walter von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt (13 July 1887 – 9 May 1943) was a German general (General of the Infantry) during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt became ill in November 1942 and returned to Germany. He died in a hospital in Berlin.

Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt himself was a descendant of Danish-Holsteiner nobility.

Awards

Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (19 September 1939) & 1st Class (20 October 1939)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Knight's Cross on 15 July 1941 as General der Infanterie and commanding general of the II. Armeekorps

103rd Oak Leaves on 27 June 1942 as General der Infanterie and commanding general of the II. Armeekorps

References

Walter von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt Wikipedia

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