caption branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance battles birth_date rank image article_title name
hans von ahlfen in 1942 heer breslau fortress oberndorf am neckar 11 september 1966 berlin german to 1933 -rrb- nazi germany empire -lrb- to 1918 -rrb- weimar republic -lrb- first world war second world war 20 february 1897 generalmajor portrait . png - generalmajor hans von ahlfen -lrb- 1897-1966 -rrb- hans von ahlfen
 hans von ahlfen
hans von ahlfen

hans von ahlfen -lrb- 20 february 1897 -- 11 september 1966 -rrb- 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 1945 , when it was surrounded by red army forces , and was later the author of several books and articles providing an analysis of events and accounts of his wartime experiences .
