Friedrich-Georg Eberhardt Explained

Friedrich-Georg Eberhardt
Birth Date:	15 January 1892
Allegiance:
Serviceyears:	1910–45
Rank:	Generalleutnant
Battles:	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 German Generalleutnant who commanded several divisions during World War II. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

History

He commanded the 60th Infantry Division, 38th Infantry Division, 174th Reserve Division, and 286th Security Division.He was sent four times to the Führerreserve.

In 1939, he commanded the German forces in one of the opening battles of World War II, the Battle of Westerplatte.

From December 1944 on, he was judge at the Reichskriegsgericht under Roland Freisler.

He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, the highest award in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II.

Awards

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 December 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of 60. Infanterie-Division

References

Bibliography

• Book: Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer . 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 . 2000 . Walther-Peer Fellgiebel . First published 1986 . Podzun-Pallas . Friedberg, Germany . de . 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Book: The Greater German Reich and the Jews: Nazi Persecution Policies in the Annexed Territories 1935-1945 . Gruner . Wolf . Osterloh . Jörg . 2015 . Berghahn Books . 978-1-78238-444-1.
• Book: Mitcham, Samuel W. . The Rise of the Wehrmacht . 2008 . ABC-CLIO . 1 . 978-0-275-99641-3.
• Book: Scherzer, Veit . 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 . 2007 . Scherzers Militaer-Verlag . Jena, Germany . de . 978-3-938845-17-2.