Walter von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt

Walter Graf von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt
Born	13 July 1887 Perleberg, German Empire
Died	9 May 1943 (aged 55) Berlin, Nazi Germany
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1907–43
Rank	General of the Infantry
Commands held	23rd Infantry Division XXVIII Army Corps II Army Corps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
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 himself was a descendant of Danish-Holsteiner nobility.^[1]

Awards

• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (19 September 1939) & 1st Class (20 October 1939)^[2]
• 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^[3]
  • 103rd Oak Leaves on 27 June 1942 as General der Infanterie and commanding general of the II. Armeekorps^[4]

References

Citations

1. "Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt". roskildehistorie.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2010-03-29.
2. Thomas 1997, p. 83.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 145.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 60.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.