Johann-Heinrich Eckhardt
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Johann-Heinrich Eckhardt
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Born | 3 December 1896 Felsberg, Hesse |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Winterberg |
Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
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Heer |
Years of service | 1914–45 |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Commands held | 211. Infanterie-Division |
Battles/wars | World War I
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Johann-Heinrich Eckhardt (3 December 1896 – 15 May 1945) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Johann-Heinrich Eckhardt was captured by American troops on 8 May 1945 and died in custody on 15 May 1945.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
- in Silver
- Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg (1 December 1917)
- Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (22 May 1918)
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (18 December 1934)
- Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- Eastern Front Medal (15 August 1942)
- German Cross in Gold on 25 January 1942 as Oberst in Jäger-Regiment 38[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 20 May 1942 as Oberst and commander of Jäger-Regiment 38[3]
- 644th Oak Leaves on 3 November 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 211. Infanterie-Division[4]
- Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (3 September 1944)
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Preceded by
Generalleutnant Richard Müller
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Commander of 211. Infanterie-Division 17 July 1943 - 8 May 1945 |
Succeeded by None |
Categories:
- 1896 births
- 1945 deaths
- People from Felsberg, Hesse
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German military personnel of World War I
- Knights of the House Order of Hohenzollern
- Recipients of the Hanseatic Cross (Hamburg)
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Military personnel referenced in the Wehrmachtbericht
- German prisoners of war
- World War II prisoners of war held by the United States
- German people who died in prison custody
- Prisoners who died in United States military detention
- People from Hesse-Nassau
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class