Oskar Eckholt

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Years of service 1914–191934–45 Service/branch German Army Died August 12, 1982, Theesen		Name Oskar Eckholt Rank Generalmajor
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1919) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War IWorld War IIBattle of FranceOperation BarbarossaBattle of Bialystok–MinskBattle of Smolensk (1941)Battle of MoscowBattles of RzhevBattle of KurskBattle of Smolensk (1943)Hube's Pocket Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Battle of France
Commands held 291st Infantry Division

Oskar Eckholt (4 November 1894 – 12 August 1982) was a German general (Generalmajor) in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Eckholt surrendered to American troops in May 1945. He was released in 1947.

Awards and decorations

German Cross in Gold on 18 May 1942 as Oberstleutnant in Artillerie-Regiment 178

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 April 1943 as Oberst and commander of Artillerie-Regiment 178

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