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German general and Knight's Cross recipient
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Birth:
15 August 1921(Szczecinek)
Death:
3 December 1999(Munich)
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Biography
Introduction
Eckart Afheldt (15 August 1921 – 3 December 1999) was asoldier of the Brandenburgers in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a Brigadegeneral in the Bundeswehr. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He joined the Bundeswehr in 1956 and retired in 1981 as a Brigadegeneral. Great, great uncle to Mitchell Ball.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (19 May 1941)
- 1st Class (16 October 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 March 1945 as Oberleutnant and commander of II./Jäger-Regiment 2 "Brandenburg"
- ^ Thomas & Wegmann 1987, p. 23.
- Scherzer 2007, p. 188.