Alfred Hemmann

Alfred Hemmann
Born	13 October 1895
Died	26 September 1957(1957-09-26) (aged 61)
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1914–19 1935–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	263d Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Alfred Hemmann (13 October 1895 – 26 September 1957) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Hemmann surrendered to Soviet forces in May 1945 in the Courland Pocket; he was released in 1955.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 August 1941 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 426^[1]

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [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] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 126th Infantry Division
Staff	Gotthard Fischer Kurt Haehling Paul Laux¹ (Oak Leaves)
Units	Günter Braake Josef Bremm⁴ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Alfred Hemmann Heinrich Hogrebe (Oak Leaves) Harry Hoppe³ (Oak Leaves) Rudolf Wulf (Oak Leaves)
¹ Oak Leaves with the II. Armeekorps. ³ Oak Leaves with the 228th Infantry Division. ⁴ Oak Leaves with the 277th Infantry Division.

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