Date of birth:

February 27th, 1910 (Ruhland/Brandenburg, Germany)

Date of death:

August 11th, 1942 (Rzev/Tvest Oblast, Russia)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Major

Unit:

Kommandeur, III. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 11, 14. Infanterie-Division, Heer

Awarded on:

October 6th, 1942

During August 1942 Major Eckhardt led an attack on his own initiative against a village in which strong Soviet forces were preparing for a major assault. In doing so he broke up a large-scale Soviet attack plan that was intended to take place in the Rzhev area. Major Eckhardt would later receive the Knight’s Cross for this action.

• - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 2000.
  - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht