Hans von Ahlfen
Hans von Ahlfen | |
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Hans von Ahlfen in 1942 | |
| Born | 20 February 1897 Berlin |
| Died | 11 September 1966 (aged 69) Oberndorf am Neckar |
| Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Branch | German Army |
| Rank | Generalmajor |
| Commands | Breslau Fortress |
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Hans von Ahlfen (20 February 1897 – 11 September 1966) was a general in the German Army in the Second World War. He was the commandant of 'Fortress Breslau' at the beginning of the siege of the city in early 1945, but was dismissed by Hitler because of strategic differences.