Walter von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt

Walter Graf von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt
Walter von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt
Born	(1887-07-13)13 July 1887 Perleberg, German Empire
Died	9 May 1943(1943-05-09) (aged 55) Berlin, Nazi Germany
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Branch	German Army
Service years	1907–1943
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands	23rd Infantry Division XXVIII Army Corps II Army Corps
Conflicts	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Demyansk Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

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 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

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Bibliography

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