Robert Eichert

Robert Eichert
Born	14 June 1914 Pillupönen, East Prussia
Died	23 September 1944 (aged 30) Riga, Latvia
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1935–44
Rank	Leutnant
Unit	Panzer-Regiment 36
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Invasion of Yugoslavia Operation Barbarossa Battle of Brody (1941) Battle of Kiev (1941) First Battle of Kharkov Battle of Stalingrad Battle of the Korsun-Cherkassy Pocket Riga Offensive (1944) †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Robert Eichert (14 June 1914 – 23 September 1944) was a highly decorated Leutnant 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 (18 May 1940)
  • 1st Class (15 August 1941)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• Eastern Front Medal
• Panzer Badge
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (7 November 1944)
• German Cross in Gold (23 September 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 20 April 1943 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 8./Panzer-Regiment 36^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 144.

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