Eberhard Thunert Explained

Eberhard Thunert
Birth Date:	22 November 1899
Birth Place:	Kulmsee
Death Place:	Wuppertal
Allegiance:
Branch:	Army
Serviceyears:	1918–45
Rank:	Generalleutnant
Commands:	1st Panzer Division
Battles:	World War I----World War II
Awards:	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Eberhard Thunert (22 November 1899 – 4 May 1964) was a German general during World War II who commanded the 1st Panzer Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class
• Wound Badge (1918) in Black
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (18 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (14 May 1940)
• Wound Badge (1939) in Gold
• German Cross in Gold (24 January 1943)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 1 February 1945 as Generalmajor and commander of 1 Panzer-Division^[1]
• Order of Merit of the Kingdom of Hungary Commander's Cross on war ribbon and swords (1945)

References

Bibliography

• Book: Fellgiebel , Walther-Peer . Walther-Peer Fellgiebel

. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel . 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 . German . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Pallas . 978-3-7909-0284-6.

• Book: 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 . German . Norderstedt, Germany . Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall . 978-3-931533-45-8.

Notes and References

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 343.