Alfred Bernhard Military person

Dr. Alfred Martin Bernhard (23 March 1919 – 3 May 1987) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Alfred Bernhard was captured by Soviet troops in May 1945 and was released in 1949.

Personal facts

Birth date	March 23, 1919
Birth place	Lower Silesian Voivodeship , Złotoryja
Date of death	May 03, 1987
Place of death	Frankfurt , Germany

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allegiance	Nazi Germany
award	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations	Operation Barbarossa Invasion of Poland Crimean Campaign Battle of the Caucasus World War II Battle of Kiev (1941) Prague Offensive Vistula–Oder Offensive
military branch	German Army (1935–45)
service start	1937
service end	1945