Walter von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt

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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