Eggers, Johann
- Date of birth:
- April 26th, 1923 (Sievern/Hannover, Germany)
- Date of death:
- February 5th, 1974 (Sievern/Lowersaxony, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
In service from August 5th 1940.
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- February 20th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 14th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Unteroffizier (Junior Officer)
- Unit:
- Richtschütze 7. / Panzer-Regiment 6 / 3. Panzer-Division / 8.Armee / Heeresgruppe Süd
- Awarded on:
- December 14th, 1943
“During the Fourth Battle of Kharkov Unteroffizier Eggers destroyed more than 20 enemy tanks on the 08.08.1943 over the course of an hours-long tank battle. He was thereafter recommended for the award of the Knight’s Cross. By the 21.08.1944 Johann Eggers had destroyed 46 enemy tanks.”
Submitted on December 8th 1943.
Preliminary document on December 17th 1943 to AOK 8.
Sources
- - FEDERL, CH., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Panzerdivisionen 1939-1945, VDM Heinz Nickel, Zweibrücken, 2000.
- FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 2004.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
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