Thunert, Eberhard

Date of birth:: November 22nd, 1899 (Kulmsee, Germany)
Date of death:: May 4th, 1964 (Wuppertal, Germany)
Nationality:: German

Biography

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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberst im Generalstab (Colonel with Chief of Staff)
Unit:: Generalstab XIV.Armeekorps (motorisiert)
Awarded on:: January 25th, 1943

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Generalmajor
Unit:: Kommandeur 1.Panzer-Division
Awarded on:: February 1st, 1945

When the 1. Panzer-Division was encircled at Lake Balaton along with other German units at the start of 1945, Thunert (who had only just been appointed division commander) was able to take charge of the situation and break out along with his troops. For this he was decorated with the Knight's Cross the next month.

Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)

Period:: First World War (1914-1918)

Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz (1918)

Period:: First World War (1914-1918)

Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer

Period:: First World War (1914-1918)

1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 2er Klasse 1914

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: September 18th, 1939

Medaille "Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42" (Ostmedaille)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Panzerkampfabzeichen (ohne Zahl)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Wehrmachtbericht

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: October 22nd, 1944

Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Sources

Photo 1: Willi Schumacher Collection
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
- Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X
- Axis History Biographical Research via Axis History Forum
- ritterkreuztraeger-1939-45.de