Alfons König
Recipient of the Knights Cross
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| Intro | Recipient of the Knights Cross | |
| Places | Germany | |
| was | Military officer Soldier Officer | |
| Work field | Military | |
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| Birth | 29 December 1898, Munich | |
| Death | 8 July 1944 (aged 45 years) |
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Biography
Alfons König (29 December 1898 – 8 July 1944) was a German officer in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. He was killed in action near Bobruisk on 8 July 1944 during the Soviet summer offensive, Operation Bagration.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (12 June 1940) & 1st Class (22 June 1940)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
- Knight's Cross on 21 December 1940 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 6./Infanterie-Regiment 199 "List".
- 194th Oak Leaves on 21 February 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 217
- 70th Swords on 9 June 1944 as Oberstleutnant of the Reserves and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 199 "List"
- Thomas 1997, p. 384.
- ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 459.