| Walter Graf von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 July 1887 |
| Died | 9 May 1943 (aged 55) |
| Place of birth | Perleberg, Kingdom of Prussia |
| Place of death | Berlin, Germany |
| Allegiance |
 German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch | Heer |
| Years of service | 1907 – 1943 |
| Rank | General der Infanterie |
| Commands held |
23. Infanterie-Division XXVIII. Armeekorps II. Armeekorps |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves |
Walter Graf von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt[Note 1] (13 July 1887, Perleberg, Province of Brandenburg – 9 May 1943) was a German general of the Infantry, serving during World War II.
Graf von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt became ill in November 1942 and had to return to Germany. He died in the Reservelazarett 123 in Berlin-Zehlendorf.
Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt himself was a descendant of Danish-Holsteiner nobility, he was the son of Graf Ernst von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt.[1]
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st Class
- Wound Badge (1918) in Black
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th to 1st class
- Sudetenland Medal
- Eastern Front Medal
- Demyansk Shield
- 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[2]
- 103rd Oak Leaves on 27 June 1942 as General der Infanterie and commanding general of the II. Armeekorps[3]
Notes
- ↑ Regarding personal names: Graf was a title, before 1919, but now is regarded as part of the surname. It is translated as Count. Before the August 1919 abolition of nobility as a separate estate, titles preceded the full name when given (Prinz Otto von Bismarck). After 1919, these titles, along with any nobiliary prefix (von, zu, etc.), could be used, but were regarded as part of the surname, and thus came after a first name (Otto Prinz von Bismarck). The feminine form is Gräfin.
References
- Citations
- ↑ "Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt" (in Danish). roskildehistorie.dk. http://www.roskildehistorie.dk/stamtavler/adel/Brockdorff/Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt.htm. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 145.
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 60.
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) (in German). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [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]. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Schaulen, Fritjof (2003). Eichenlaubträger 1940 - 1945 Zeitgeschichte in Farbe I Abraham - Huppertz (in German). Selent, Germany: Pour le Mérite. ISBN 3-932381-20-3.
- Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-2299-6.
External links
- "Lexikon der Wehrmacht". Walter von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt. http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/B/BrockdorffAhlefeldt.htm. Retrieved 13 April 2008.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Generalleutnant Ernst Busch |
Commander of 23. Infanterie-Division February 1938 – 1 June 1940 |
Succeeded by Generalleutnant Heinz Hellmich |
| Preceded by none |
Commander of XXVIII. Armeekorps 1 June 1940 – 20 June 1940 |
Succeeded by General der Artillerie Peter Weyer |
| Preceded by General der Infanterie Karl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel |
Commander of II. Armeekorps 21 June 1940 – June 1942 |
Succeeded by General der Panzertruppe Otto von Knobelsdorff |
| Preceded by General der Panzertruppe Otto von Knobelsdorff |
Commander of II. Armeekorps 1 July 1942 – 19 January 1943 |
Succeeded by General der Infanterie Paul Laux |
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