Eberhard Thunert
Appearance
Eberhard Thunert | |
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Born | 22 November 1899 Kulmsee |
Died | 4 May 1964 Wuppertal | (aged 64)
Allegiance | German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
Service | Army |
Years of service | 1918–45 |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Commands | 1st Panzer Division |
Battles / wars | 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 343.
Bibliography
[edit]- 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.
Categories:
- 1899 births
- 1964 deaths
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German Army personnel of World War I
- Prussian Army personnel
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United States
- People from Chełmża
- Military personnel from West Prussia
- Reichswehr personnel
- German Army generals of World War II