Werner von Eichstedt

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Years of service 1914–44 Service/branch German Army		Name Werner Eichstedt Rank Generalmajor

Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War IWorld War IIInvasion of PolandOperation BarbarossaBattle of Kiev (1941)Crimean Campaign (1941–1942)Battle of the Kerch PeninsulaSiege of Sevastopol (1941–1942)Siege of LeningradJassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944) † Died August 26, 1944, Chisinau, Moldova Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Commands held 294th Infantry Division

Werner von Eichstedt (1 January 1896 – 26 August 1944) 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. Eichstedt was killed on 26 August 1944 near Kishinev, Moldova during the Soviet Jassy–Kishinev Offensive.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 16 November 1943 as Oberst and commander of Artillerie-Regiment 306

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