Walter von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt

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Walter Graf von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt
13 July 1887(1887-07-13) — 9 May 1943 (aged 55)
Place of birth	Perleberg
Place of death	Berlin
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

Walter Graf von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt^[1] (13 July 1887 – 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 9 May 1943 in the Reservelazarett 123 in Berlin-Zehlendorf.

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• 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 (15 July 1941)
  • 103. Oak Leaves (27 June 1942)

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