Alfred Hemmann

Alfred Hemmann
Born	13 October 1895
Died	26 September 1957(1957-09-26) (aged 61)
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Army
Years of service	1914–19 1935–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	263rd Infantry Division
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Alfred Hemmann (13 October 1895 – 26 September 1957) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Hemmann surrendered to Soviet forces in May 1945 in the Courland Pocket; he was released in 1955.

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 August 1941 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 426

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [First published 1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.