Alfons Hitter | |
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![]() General Hitter under interrogation | |
Born | 4 June 1892 |
Died | 11 March 1968 | (aged 75)
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Army |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Commands | 206th Infantry Division |
Battles/wars | Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Other work | National Committee for a Free Germany |
Alfons Hitter (4 June 1892 – 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 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.