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Eckart Afheldt (15 August 1921 – 3 December 1999) was a German general in the Bundeswehr. During World War II, he served as an officer in the Wehrmacht and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. He joined the Bundeswehr in 1956 and retired in 1981 as a Brigadegeneral.
Awards and decorations Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (19 May 1941) & 1st Class (16 October 1942)Thomas & Wegmann 1987, p. 23. Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 March 1945 as Oberleutnant and commander of II./Jäger-Regiment 2 "Brandenburg"Scherzer 2007, p. 188.
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