Friedrich-Georg Eberhardt

Friedrich-Georg Eberhardt
Generalleutnant Friedrich-Georg Eberhardt (left) accepting the surrender of Henryk Sucharski (right). Sucharski commanded Polish forces during the Battle of Westerplatte
Born	15 January 1892 Strasbourg
Died	9 September 1964 (aged 72) Wiesbaden
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1910–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	Gruppe Eberhardt 60. Infanterie Division 38. Infanterie-Division 286. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Defense of the Polish Post Office in Danzig Battle of Westerplatte Battle of France Invasion of Yugoslavia Battle of Greece Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Rostov (1941) Second Battle of Kharkov Lower Dnieper Offensive Battle of Memel
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)
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (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

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 141.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [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] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht