Peter Eil

Peter Eil
Born	17 July 1917(1917-07-17) Orscholz
Died	16 July 1965(1965-07-16) (aged 47) Saarburg
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1937–1945
Rank	Feldwebel
Commands held	Grenadier-Regiment 105
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Battle of Greece Operation Barbarossa Siege of Sevastopol (1941-1942) Battles of Rzhev Battle of Kursk Lower Dnieper Offensive Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive Cherkassy Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	Factory worker

Peter Eil (17 July 1917 – 16 July 1965) was a highly decorated Feldwebel in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (27 November 1941)
- 1st Class (28 January 1942)
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (27 January 1942)
- in Silver (4 June 1942)
Infantry Assault Badge (21 September 1941)
Crimea Shield (23 August 1942)
Eastern Front Medal (17 July 1942)
Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze (9 June 1943)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 11 January 1944 as Feldwebel and platoon leader in the 1./Grenadier-Regiment 105^[1]

References

Citations

^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 144.

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.

External links

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 72nd Infantry Division

Stab	Hermann Hohn (Oak Leaves & Swords) Hans Jordan Franz Mattenklott Philipp Müller-Gebhard

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 105	Peter Eil Friedrich Jakob¹ (Oak Leaves) Robert Kaestner (Oak Leaves) Karl Lammer Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller² (Oak Leaves & Swords) Heinrich Nietsche Heinrich Press Karl Prümm Matthias Roth Erich Stein Emil Wernig Karl Zimmer Ernst Zimmermann

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 124	Karl Baacke³ (Oak Leaves) Johann Biehl Willi Blumenroth Hans Droste Jakob Fuchs Kurt Hummel Joachim Hundert Wilhelm Keipp Viktor Lindenmann Peter Merten Heinrich Murken

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 266	Karl Baacke³ (Oak Leaves) Hans Clüver Georg Knostmann Franz Lechl Emil Möller Egon Orinschnig Johann Port

Artillerie-Regiment 172	Kurt Albrecht Fritz Steinbacher Heinrich Telkemeyer

Panzerjäger-Abteilung 72	Otto Martens Gerhard Meschkat

Radfahr-Abteilung 72	Gottfried Kupsch

Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 72	Franz Hofbauer Ortwin Kellermann Hans-Gunnar Schwieger

Feldersatz-Bataillon 172	Hans-Jörg Naumann

¹ Oak Leaves with Volksgrenadier-Regiment 1149 ² Swords with the LXVIII. Army Corps ³ Knight's Cross with Infanterie-Regiment 124, Oak Leaves with Grenadier-Regiment 266

Persondata
Name	Eil, Peter
Alternative names
Short description	German officer and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	17 July 1917
Place of birth	Orscholz, Germany
Date of death	16 July 1965
Place of death	Saarburg, Germany