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Jun 04, 1892 Hochstatt, Grand Est, France Died on 11 Mar 1968 (aged 75)
German General and Knight's Cross recipient
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About Alfons Hitter
- 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 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.
