- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Unit:
- Chef, 3. Kompanie, Panzer-Regiment 36, 14. Panzer-Division, 18. Armee, Heeresgruppe Kurland
- Awarded on:
- February 10th, 1945
The following supplement to the Wehrmachtbericht of the 29.01.1945 describes why Everling would be awarded the Knight’s Cross…
“Hauptmann Everling, Kompanie commander in a Panzer-Regiment, distinguished himself southeast of Libau through particular audacity. He thrusted into an enemy tank assembly area with 5 Panzers and eliminated 17 hostile tanks.”
Submitted on February 3rd 1945.
Preliminary document on February 17th 1945 to Heeresgruppe Kurland.