Eberhard Thunert

Eberhard Thunert (1945)

Eberhard Thunert

Eberhard Thunert (born November 22, 1899 in Kulmsee ; † May 4, 1964 in Wuppertal ) was a German officer in World War II , most recently (since May 1945) with the rank of lieutenant general .

Life

Thunert served as an officer in the First World War . After the war he switched to the Reichswehr and worked as a commander and general staff officer in various units. Since September 1944 he was in command of the 1st Panzer Division . At the end of the war, the 1st Panzer Division was in Vorau , where it prevented the monastery from being destroyed. In 1947 he was released from captivity in the US.

After the war he lived in Wuppertal, but regularly returned to Styria on vacation . Professionally, he worked for Schlaraffia AG. Since 1926 he was married to Wenka-Augusta Ohlsen, with whom he had a daughter and two sons.

Awards

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd class
Wound badge (1918) in black
Iron Cross (1939) 1st class
Clasp for the Iron Cross, 2nd class
Wound badge (1939) in gold
German cross in gold on January 25, 1943
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on February 1, 1945

In old age

Individual evidence

↑ Rolf Stoves: The 1st Panzer Division 1935–1945: their line-up, armament, use, their men , Podzun-Verlag, p. 187. ( limited preview online at Google Book Search ).
↑ Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearers 1939-1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 .
↑ Walther-Peer Fellgiebel : The bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945 - The holder of the highest award of the Second World War of all parts of the Wehrmacht . Dörfler Verlag, Eggolsheim 2004, ISBN 3-7909-0284-5 , p. 343 .

personal data
SURNAME	Thunert, Eberhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German officer, most recently lieutenant general in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH	November 22, 1899
PLACE OF BIRTH	Kulmsee
DATE OF DEATH	May 4th 1964
Place of death	Wuppertal

[1] Rolf Stoves: The 1st Panzer Division 1935–1945: their line-up, armament, use, their men , Podzun-Verlag, p. 187. ( limited preview online at Google Book Search ).

[2] Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearers 1939-1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 .

[3] Walther-Peer Fellgiebel : The bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945 - The holder of the highest award of the Second World War of all parts of the Wehrmacht . Dörfler Verlag, Eggolsheim 2004, ISBN 3-7909-0284-5 , p. 343 .