Eberhard Thunert

Eberhard Thunert
Eberhard Thunert
Born	22 November 1899; Kulmsee
Died	4 May 1964 (aged 64); Wuppertal
Allegiance	German Empire; Weimar Republic; Nazi Germany
Branch	German Army
Years of service	1918–1945
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	1st Panzer Division
Battles / wars	World War I; World War II Invasion of Poland; Battle of France; Battle of Greece; Operation Barbarossa; Battle of Uman; Battle of Kiev (1941); Battle of Rostov (1941); Battle of Stalingrad; Operation Overlord; Battle of Debrecen; Budapest Offensive; Operation Konrad; Operation Frühlingserwachen; ;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Eberhard Thunert (22 November 1899 – 4 May 1964) was a German general during World War II who commanded the 1st Panzer Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class
Wound Badge (1918) in Black
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (18 September 1939)
- 1st Class (14 May 1940)
Wound Badge (1939) in Gold
German Cross in Gold (24 January 1943)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 1 February 1945 as Generalmajor and commander of 1 Panzer-Division^[1]
Order of Merit of the Kingdom of Hungary Commander's Cross on war ribbon and swords (1945)

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.