Eberhard Rodt
Eberhard Rodt | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 December 1895 Munich |
| Died | 14 December 1979 (aged 84) Munich |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Service | Heer |
| Years of service | 1914–1945 |
| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Commands | 22. Panzer-Division 15. Panzergrenadier-Division |
| Battles / wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Eberhard Rodt (4 December 1895 – 14 December 1979) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who command several divisions. 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.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class (30 July 1915)
- 1st Class (10 August 1918)
- Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
- Cross of Honor
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (21 May 1940)
- 1st Class (21 May 1940)
- Eastern Front Medal
- German Cross in Gold (23 August 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 25 June 1940 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 25[1]
- (847th) Oak Leaves on 28 April 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of 15. Panzergrenadier-Division [2][Note 1]
- Mentioned twice in the Wehrmachtbericht (25 January 1944 and 13 October 1944)
Notes
- ^ The sequential numbers greater than 843 for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves are unofficial and were assigned by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) and are therefore denoted in parentheses.[3]
References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.