Volkhard Eitner

Dr. med. Volkhard Eitner
Born	(1914-01-02)2 January 1914
Died	5 November 1996(1996-11-05) (aged 82)
Place of birth	Berlin
Place of death	Wiesbaden
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1934–1945
Rank	Oberstleutnant
Commands held	I./Grenadier-Regiment 212 Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 136
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) First Battle of Kharkov Battle of the Caucasus Battle of Stalingrad Lower Dnieper Offensive Operation Overlord
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Dr. med. Volkhard Eitner (2 January 1914 – 5 November 1996) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant 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.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold (9 October 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 10 June 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of I./Grenadier-Regiment 212

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com