Years of service 1914–45 Rank General der Infanterie | Name Eberhard Kinzel Service/branch German Army | |
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Commands held 570. Volksgrenadier-Division337. Volksgrenadier-Division Battles/wars World War IWorld War IIBattle of StalingradBattle of Narva (1944)Vistula-Oder OffensiveEast Pomeranian Offensive Relations Friedrich Lutzow (brother-in-law)Gunther Lutzow (nephew) Died May 23, 1945, Flensburg, Germany Battles and wars World War I, Battle of Stalingrad, Battle of Narva, Vistula–Oder Offensive, East Pomeranian Offensive, World War II | ||
Eberhard Kinzel (18 October 1897 – 23 May 1945) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Kinzel was with section Fremde Heere Ost, FHO or Foreign Armies East, until the spring of 1942 when he was replaced by Reinhard Gehlen. The FHO prepared situation maps of the Soviet Union, Poland, Scandinavia and the Balkans; and assembled information on potential adversaries.
Kinzel was part of the delegation that participated in the negotiations for the German surrender at Lüneburg Heath with Field-Marshal Montgomery at Lüneburg Heath. Kinzel, together with his girlfriend Erika von Aschoff, committed suicide on 23 May 1945.
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