Walter von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt

Walter Graf von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt
Walter Graf von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt
	; Walter Graf von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt
Born	13 July 1887; Perleberg, Kingdom of Prussia
Died	9 May 1943 (aged 55); 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	World War I Battle of Verdun; World War II Operation Barbarossa; Demyansk Pocket;
Awards	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves

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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 is a descendant of Danish-Holsteiner nobility, he is the son of Graf Ernst von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt.^[1]

[edit] Awards

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st Class
Wound Badge (1918) in Black
Cross of Honor
Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938
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]

^ Regarding personal names: Graf is a title, translated as Count, not a first or middle name. The female form is Gräfin.

^ "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.

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 (in German). Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
Schaulen, Fritjof (2003). Eichenlaubträger 1940 - 1945 Zeitgeschichte in Farbe I Abraham - Huppertz (in German). Selent, Germany: Pour le Mérite. ISBN 3-932381-20-3.
Helden der Wehrmacht - Unsterbliche deutsche Soldaten (in German). München, Germany: FZ-Verlag GmbH, 2004. ISBN 3-924309-53-1.

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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Name	Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt, Walter Von
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	13 July 1887
Place of birth	Perleberg, Kingdom of Prussia
Date of death	9 May 1943
Place of death	Berlin, Germany

Walter Graf von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt
Walter Graf von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt
Born	13 July 1887(1887-07-13) Perleberg, Kingdom of Prussia
Died	9 May 1943(1943-05-09) (aged 55) 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	World War I Battle of Verdun World War II Operation Barbarossa Demyansk Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves