Friedrich-Georg Eberhardt | |
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File:Westerplatte Sucharski sabre.jpg Generalleutnant Friedrich-Georg Eberhardt (left) accepting the surrender of Henryk Sucharski (right). Sucharski commanded Polish forces during the Battle of Westerplatte | |
Born | January 15, 1892 |
Died | 9 September 1964 | (aged 72)
Place of birth | Strasbourg |
Place of death | Wiesbaden |
Allegiance |
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Service/branch | Heer |
Years of service | 1910–1945 |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Commands held |
Gruppe Eberhardt 60. Infanterie Division 38. Infanterie-Division 286. Infanterie-Division |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Friedrich-Georg Eberhardt (15 January 1892 – 9 September 1964) was a Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Friedrich-Georg Eberhardt was taken prisoner in May 1945 and was released in 1947.
Awards and decorations[]
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class (1 October 1914)
- 1st Class (26 July 1917)
- Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black (27 June 1918)
- Cross of Honor (15 January 1935)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (16 September 1939)
- 1st Class (16 October 1939)
- Eastern Front Medal (14 August 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 December 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of 60. Infanterie-Division[1]
References[]
- Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 141.
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) (in German). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches]. Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007) (in German). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives]. Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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