Hermann Eckhardt

Hermann Eckardt
Born	4 October 1920 Lindach
Died	16 September 2010 (aged 89) Korb
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1940–45
Rank	Oberfeldwebel
Unit	Panzer-Abteilung 8
Battles/wars	World War II Operation Battleaxe Siege of Tobruk Operation Crusader Battle of Gazala First Battle of El Alamein Second Battle of El Alamein Lower Dnieper Offensive Hube's Pocket Vistula-Oder Offensive Battle of the Seelow Heights
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hermann Eckhardt^{[Note 1]} (4 October 1920 – 16 September 2010) was a highly decorated Oberfeldwebel 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
• Panzer Badge
• German Cross in Gold on 12 September 1944 as Unteroffizier in the 1./Panzer-Abteilung 8^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 March 1945 as Feldwebel and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 1./Panzer-Abteilung 8^[1][3]

Notes

1. According to Scherzer name is spelled Hermann Eckardt.^[1]

References

Citations

1. Scherzer 2007, p. 286.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 96.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 169.

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.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• 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
• Sala de Guerra.com