Alfons Hitter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alfons Hitter

German General and Knight's Cross recipient

Date of Birth: 04-Jun-1892

Place of Birth: Hochstatt, Grand Est, France

Date of Death: 11-Mar-1968

Profession: military personnel, resistance fighter

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

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.