Eberhard Rodt

Eberhard Rodt
Born (1895-12-04)4 December 1895
Munich
Died 14 December 1979(1979-12-14) (aged 84)
Munich
Buried at Ansbach
Allegiance  German Empire
 Weimar Republic
 Nazi Germany
Service/branch Heer
Years of service 1914–45
Rank Generalleutnant
Commands held 22nd Panzer Division
15th Panzergrenadier Division
Battles/wars

World War I

World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Eberhard Rodt (4 December 1895 – 14 December 1979) was a German general (Generalleutnant) in the Wehrmacht during World War II who command several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

Notes

  1. ↑ The sequential numbers greater than 843 for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves are unofficial and were assigned by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) and are therefore denoted in parentheses.[5]

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 Thomas 1998, p. 216.
  2. ↑ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 381.
  3. ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 293.
  4. ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 84.
  5. ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 102–111.

Bibliography

  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. 
  • Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. 
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. 
  • Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9. 
Military offices
Preceded by
Generalleutnant Hellmut von der Chevallerie		 Commander of 22. Panzer-Division
1 November 1942 – 3 March 1943 		Succeeded by
Unit disbanded
Preceded by
Generalleutnant Willibald Borowietz		 Commander of 15. Panzergrenadier-Division
1 July 1943 – October 1943 		Succeeded by
Generalleutnant Ernst-Günther Baade
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