Date of birth:

January 15th, 1892 (Strassbourg/Alsace, Germany)

Date of death:

September 9th, 1964 (Wiesbaden/Hesse, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

00.00.1910: Fahnenjunker, Magdeburgische Dragoner-Regiment Nr. 6
12.08.1910: promoted to Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier
16.11.1910: promoted to Fähnrich
00.00.1911: Kriegsschule Metz
13.09.1911: promoted to Leutnant
00.06.1915: Kaiser Franz Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 2
18.08.1915: promoted to Oberleutnant
07.09.1915-26.10.1915: ill then transferred to the Magdeburgische Dragoner-Regiment Nr. 6
00.11.1916: WIA
20.12.1916: Führer, 3. Kompanie, Kaiser Franz Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 2
00.01.1917: ill
00.01.1918: erster Ordonnanzoffizier, 220. Infanterie-Division
20.09.1918: promoted to Rittmeister
00.00.1919-00.00.1935: Kommandeur und Generalstabsoffizier
01.02.1931: promoted to Major
01.09.1933: promoted to Oberstleutnant
01.07.1935: promoted to Oberst; Kdr, Artillerie-Regiment 44
00.00.1939: Landespolizei Danzig
01.04.1939: promoted to Generalmajor
00.06.1939: Führer, Polizeigruppe 'Eberhardt', „Gruppe Eberhardt", „Gemischter Verband Danzig"
00.08.1939-00.05.1942: Generalmajor, Kdr, 60. Infanterie-Division, XXIV. Armeekorps
00.10.1939: „Gruppe Eberhardt" attached to the 60. Infanterie-Division
00.05.1940: campaign in France
01.02.1941: promoted to Generalleutnant
00.04.1941: campaign in Yugoslavia, „Operation 25"
00.06.1941: Operation 'Barbarossa', Russia
00.05.1942: Führerreserve
00.07.1942-00.08.1942: Kdr, 38. Infanterie-Division
00.09.1942-00.08.1943: Führerreserve
00.08.1943-00.08.1944: Kdr, 174. Reserve-Division
00.08.1944-00.12.1944: Kommandeur, 286. Sicherungs-Division
15.12.1944: Offiziersrichter, 3. Senat, Reichskriegsgericht
00.05.1945: POW
00.00.1947: released

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Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Awarded on:

October 1st, 1914

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Awarded on:

March 10th, 1916

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Awarded on:

July 26th, 1917

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

with war decoration

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Awarded on:

June 27th, 1918

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Awarded on:

January 15th, 1935

Awarded on:

October 2nd, 1936

Awarded on:

October 2nd, 1936

Awarded on:

October 2nd, 1936

Awarded on:

October 2nd, 1936

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

September 16th, 1939

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Generalmajor (Brigadier)

Awarded on:

October 16th, 1939

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

October 16th, 1939

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Generalleutnant (Major-general)

Awarded on:

July 15th, 1941

with swords

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

August 14th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Generalleutnant (Major-general)

Unit:

Kommandeur, 60. Infanterie-Division, Heer

Awarded on:

December 31st, 1941

The following wartime excerpt describes why Eberhardt would be awarded the Knight’s Cross…

“General Eberhardt made the bold decision to not be merely content to follow his orders and provide security against the enemy. Instead he decided to also attack them in order to fully eliminate the threat. He smashed the enemy and hunted down the survivors all the way past Nowo Tscherkask.

His reconnaissance subsequently reached the western edge of the city unimpeded. Thus, through his bold initiative and the successful conduct of his actions, General Eberhardt made a phenomenal contribution to the victory near Rostov.”

The following excerpt provides further details as to this action and its significance…

“Generalleutnant Friedrich Georg Eberhardt, an East Prussian, was recently awarded the Knight’s Cross by the Führer. He and his Infanterie-Division had the mission of securing the flank of his Korps, which was meanwhile being used for an attack against a strong Bolshevik position. He dispensed with his security mission and went over to the attack on his own initiative, even though it was known that a much larger enemy force was in front of him. His goal in doing so was to eliminate the flank threat to his Korps once and for all while simultaneously supporting the attack that the remaining Korps’ units were making. His decision was conducted with audacity and swiftness, and it led to a total success. General Eberhardt smashed the enemy and pursued the survivors. This action made it possible for the rest of the Korps to reach its intended objective.”

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• - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 2000.
  - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht