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Walter von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt

Walter Graf 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
Service/branch Army
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

World War I

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.



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