Heinrich Eberbach
| Heinrich Eberbach | |
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Eberbach as an Oberst
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| Born |
24 November 1895 Stuttgart, German Empire |
| Died | 13 July 1992 (aged 96) Notzingen, Germany |
| Allegiance |
 German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
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| Service/branch | Army |
| Years of service | 1914–20, 1935–45 |
| Rank | General der Panzertruppe |
| Commands held |
4th Panzer Division 5th Panzer Army 7th Army |
| Battles/wars |
See battles
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| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
| Other work | Polizei (1920–35) |
Heinrich Eberbach (24 November 1895 – 13 July 1992) was a General der Panzertruppe in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.
Heinrich Eberbach was born on 24 November 1895 in Stuttgart, the German Empire. Eberbach graduated with his Abitur (university-preparatory high school diploma) on 30 June 1914. On 1 July 1914, Eberbach joined the Army of Württemberg. With the outbreak of World War I, Eberbach's unit was deployed on the Western Front. On 16 October 1914, Eberbach was wounded in his thigh by artillery shrapnel. In September 1915, Eberbach was severely wounded, losing his nose, and was taken prisoner of war by French forces. During the 1920s Eberbach was a police officer; in 1935 he joined the Wehrmacht. In 1938 Eberbach became commander of a Panzer regiment, in the newly formed 4th Panzer Division under Generalmajor Georg-Hans Reinhardt.
Eberbach participated in the German Invasion of Poland in September 1939 and then in 1940 in the Battle of France. His unit supported General Manteuffel's offensive across the Meuse River in May. Shortly after the start of Operation Barbarossa in June 1941, he was assigned as commander of the 5th Panzer Brigade in Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg's XXIV Panzer Corps.
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