Georg Eberhardt

Georg Eberhardt
Born	27 February 1914 Bad Frankenhausen, Germany
Died	Kharkov, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Waffen-SS
Years of service	1932–45
Rank	Sturmbannführer
Unit	SS-VT 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross 1st Class Iron Cross 2nd Class Eastern Front Medal 1941/42

Georg Eberhardt (27 February 1914 — 21 July 1943) was a Sturmbannführer (Major) in the Waffen-SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. This was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.

Early life

Georg Eberhardt was born on the 27 February 1914, in Bad Frankenhausen. He volunteered to join the Allgemeine SS in November 1932 and transferred to the SS-VT in 1934.

He was selected to become an officer and posted to the SS-Junkerschule at Bad Tölz and after graduation he was promoted to Untersturmführer (Second Lieutenant) in April 1936. He remained on the staff at the SS-Junkerschule as a platoon commander, later teaching tactics at the SS-Junkerschule at Braunschweig. His promotion to Obersturmführer (First Lieutenant) came in September 1938.

World War II

Eberhardt was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd and 1st class during Operation Barbarossa the invasion of the Soviet Union in August and September 1941.

In October 1942, he was promoted to Hauptsturmführer (Captain) and given command of the Estonian SS Panzer Grenadier Battalion Narwa and promoted to Sturmbannführer (Major) in May 1943.

Eberhardt was awarded the Knight's Cross for his actions at Kharkov on 19 to 21 July 1943. Eberhard was killed in action on 21 July 1943.