Eberhard Rodt

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Buried at Ansbach Place of burial Ansbach, Germany Name Eberhard Rodt		Rank Generalleutnant Years of service 1914–45 Service/branch German Army
Born 4 December 1895 Munich ( 1895-12-04 ) Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War I World War II Battle of Belgium Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Moscow Battle of Stalingrad Bernhardt Line Battle of Monte Cassino Operation Dragoon Operation Veritable Operation Varsity Died December 14, 1979, Munich, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Battle of Belgium, Battle of France Commands held 22nd Panzer Division, 15th Panzergrenadier Division

Eberhard Rodt (4 December 1895 – 14 December 1979) was a German general during World War II who command several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany .

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (30 July 1915) & 1st Class (10 August 1918)

Clasp to the Iron Cross 2nd Class (21 May 1940) & 1st Class (21 May 1940)

German Cross in Gold on 23 August 1942 as Oberst in the 22. Schützen-Brigade

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

Oak Leaves on 28 April 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of 15. Panzergrenadier-Division

References

Eberhard Rodt Wikipedia

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