Alfons Hitter
German General and Knight's Cross recipient

Alfons Hitter

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German General and Knight's Cross recipient
Gender:
Male
Places:
Germany
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Military personnel
Work field:
Military
Birth:
4 June 1892(Hochstatt, canton of Altkirch, arrondissement of Altkirch, Haut-Rhin)
Death:
11 March 1968(Thomasberg, Königswinter, Rhein-Sieg District, Cologne Government Region)
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Alfons Hitter (4 June 1892, Hochstatt, Alsace-Lorraine – 11 March 1968) was a German general during World War II who commanded the 206th Infantry Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

Hitter surrendered to the Soviet forces during Operation Bagration when his division was encircled and destroyed at Vitebsk. Convicted as a war criminal in the Soviet Union, he was held in prison for eleven years, joining the National Committee for a Free Germany while in captivity. He was released in 1955.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (2 September 1914) & 1st Class (5 February 1916)
  • Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (13 May 1940) & 1st Class (2 July 1940)
  • German Cross in Gold on 15 December 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 206. Infanterie-Division
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
    • Knight's Cross on 14 December 1941 as Oberst and commander of Artillerie-Regiment 178
    • 488th Oak Leaves on 4 June 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 206. Infanterie-Division