Years of service 1929–45
1956–64 Service/branch German Army | Name Eberhard Stephan | |
Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany (to 1945)
West Germany Rank Major (Wehrmacht)
Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr) Commands held Panzer-Aufklarungs-Abteilung 116 Battles/wars World War II
Invasion of Poland
Battle of France
Invasion of Yugoslavia
Operation Barbarossa
Battle of Kiev (1941)
First Battle of Kharkov
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of Kursk
Battle of Normandy
Falaise pocket
Battle of Aachen
Battle of the Bulge
Ruhr Pocket Died October 22, 2008, Herrsching, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of France | ||
Eberhard Stephan (7 July 1910 – 22 October 2008) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an Oberstleutnant in the Bundeswehr. 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. Eberhard Stephan was captured by American troops in 1945. He later joined the Bundeswehr in 1956, retiring in 1964.
Awards and decorations
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