Eckart Afheldt
| Eckart Afheldt | |
|---|---|
| Born |
15 August 1921 Neustettin |
| Died |
3 December 1999 (aged 78) Munich |
| Allegiance |
.svg.png){kind=small} Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
| Service/branch | Heer |
| Years of service |
1939–45 1956–81 |
| Rank |
Hauptmann (Wehrmacht) Brigadegeneral (Bundeswehr) |
| Commands held | II./Jäger-Regiment 2 "Brandenburg" |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
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)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 March 1945 as Oberleutnant and commander of II./Jäger-Regiment 2 "Brandenburg"[2]
References
Citations
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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