Alfons König

Infobox Military Person
name=Alfon König
born=birth date|1898|12|29|df=y
died=death date and age|1944|7|8|1898|12|29|df=y
placeofbirth= Munich
placeofdeath=north of Rogatschew


caption=
nickname=
allegiance=flagicon|German Empire German Empire (to 1918)
flagicon|Germany Weimar Republic (to 1933)
flagicon|Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
branch=Heer
serviceyears=1914-1944
rank=Oberst of the Reserves
commands= 6./Infanterie-Regiment 199
III./Grenadier-Regiment 217
Grenadier-Regimentt 199 "List"
unit=
battles=World War I
World War II
awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
laterwork=

Alfons König (29 December 1898 – 8 July 1944) was a German officer in the infantry, serving during World War II and a recipient of the coveted Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords.

He was killed in action on 8 July 1944 while defending Bobruisk.

Awards

* Iron Cross 2nd and 1st Class
* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
** Knight's Cross (21 December 1940)
** 194. Oak Leaves (21 February 1943)
** 70. Swords (9 June 1944)

References

* Berger, Florian, "Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges". Selbstverlag Florian Berger, 2006. ISBN 3-9501307-0-5.
* Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. "Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945". Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.

External links

* [http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/K/KoenigA.htm Alfons König @ Lexikon der Wehrmacht]
* [http://www.57id.de/index.php/Feldzug_Februar_1943_-_April_1944_-_Bis_zum_Ausbruch_aus_dem_Kessel_von_Cherkassy The Project for the german 57. Inf.Div.]