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Alfons Hitter (4 June 1892, Hochstatt, Alsace-Lorraine – 11 March 1968) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 206th Infantry Division. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Generalleutnant Hitter was captured by Soviet forces early during Operation Bagration when his division was encircled and forced to surrender at Vitebsk. He was held in a Soviet 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)〔Thomas 1997, p. 285.〕 * * 1st Class (5 February 1916)〔 * Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 * 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〔Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 188.〕 * 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〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 189.〕 * * 488th Oak Leaves on 4 June 1944 as ''Generalleutnant'' and commander of 206. Infanterie-Division〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 71.〕 * Mentioned twice in the Wehrmachtbericht (19 November 1943 and 11 February 1944) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alfons Hitter」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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