Johann-Heinrich Eckhardt Explained

Johann-Heinrich Eckhardt
Birth Date:3 December 1896
Death Place:Winterberg
Allegiance: (to 1918)
(to 1933)
Branch:Army (Wehrmacht)
Serviceyears:1914–45
Rank:Generalleutnant
Commands:211st Infantry Division
Battles:World War I----World War II
Awards:Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Johann-Heinrich Eckhardt (3 December 1896 – 15 May 1945) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. Eckhardt surrendered to the American troops on 8 May 1945 and died in custody on 15 May 1945.

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Bibliography

. 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.

Notes and References

  1. Thomas 1997, p. 140.
  2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 97.
  3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 142.
  4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 77.