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Robert Eichert

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Rank
  
Leutnant

Name
  
Robert Eichert

Service/branch
  
German Army

Years of service
  
1935–44

Unit
  
Panzer-Regiment 36

Died
  
1944, Riga, Latvia

Battles/wars
  
World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Invasion of Yugoslavia Operation Barbarossa Battle of Brody (1941) Battle of Kiev (1941) First Battle of Kharkov Battle of Stalingrad Battle of the Korsun-Cherkassy Pocket Riga Offensive (1944) †

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Robert Eichert (14 June 1914 – 23 September 1944) was a highly decorated Leutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. 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.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (18 May 1940)
  • 1st Class (15 August 1941)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • Panzer Badge
  • Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (7 November 1944)
  • German Cross in Gold (23 September 1942)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 20 April 1943 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugfuhrer (platoon leader) in the 8./Panzer-Regiment 36

    • References

    Robert Eichert Wikipedia
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