Eckart Afheldt

Eckart Afheldt
Born 15 August 1921
Died 3 December 1999(1999-12-03) (aged 78)
Allegiance  Nazi Germany
 West Germany
Service/branch Army
Rank Hauptmann (Wehrmacht)
Brigadegeneral (Bundeswehr)
Commands held II./Jäger-Regiment 2 "Brandenburg"
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Eckart Afheldt (15 August 1921 – 3 December 1999) was a soldier of the Brandenburgers in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II and a Brigadegeneral in the Bundeswehr of West Germany. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. He joined the Bundeswehr in 1956 and retired in 1981 as a Brigadegeneral.

Awards and decorations

References

Citations

  1. Thomas & Wegmann 1987, p. 23.
  2. Scherzer 2007, p. 188.

Bibliography

  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. 
  • Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1987). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 1: A–Be [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 1: A–Be] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1153-2. 


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