Friedrich-Georg Eberhardt

Friedrich-Georg Eberhardt
Eberhardt (left) accepting the surrender Polish forces after the Battle of Westerplatte.
Born	15 January 1892
Died	9 September 1964(1964-09-09) (aged 72)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	286th Security Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Friedrich-Georg Eberhardt (15 January 1892 – 9 September 1964) was a German general during World War II who commanded the 286th Security Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Awards

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 December 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of 60. Infanterie-Division^[1]

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Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

Military offices
Preceded by Previously Gruppe Eberhardt	Commander of 60th Infantry Division 1 September 1939 - 15 May 1942	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Otto Kohlermann
Preceded by None	Commander of 38th Infantry Division 8 July 1942 - 25 August 1943	Succeeded by Generalmajor Knut Eberding
Preceded by Generalleutnant Kurt Renner	Commander of 174th Reserve Division 26 August 1943 - 31 July 1944	Succeeded by None

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