Eberhard Thunert

Eberhard Thunert

Born	22 November 1899 Kulmsee, German Empire
Died	4 May 1964(1964-05-04) (aged 64) Wuppertal, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1918–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	1st Panzer Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Vienna Offensive (surrendered)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Eberhard Thunert (22 November 1899 – 4 May 1964) was a German general (Generalleutnant) in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 1st Panzer Division 1st Panzer Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Thunert surrendered to the American troops in Austria in 1945 and was released in 1947.

Awards and decorations

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]
Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (22 October 1944)

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.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalmajor Werner Marcks	Commander of 1. Panzer-Division 25 September 1944 - 8 May 1945	Succeeded by none

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 1st Panzer Division

Staff	Friedrich Kirchner¹ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Walter Krüger (Oak Leaves) Werner Marcks³ (Oak Leaves) Eberhard Thunert

Units	Hermann Balck⁵ (Oak Leaves, Swords & Diamonds) Franz Graf von Bellegarde Erwin Bohlken Ernst-Joachim Bradel Josef-Franz Eckinger (Oak Leaves) Georg Feig Karl-Heinrich Fink Rudolf Holste (Oak Leaves) Rolf Fromme Peter-Ekhard Gilow Hermann Kunz Karl Neumeister Ernst Philipp⁴ (Oak Leaves) Hans Strippel (Oak Leaves) Wend von Wietersheim⁶ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Wilhelm Söth

¹ Oak Leaves and Swords with the LVII.Panzerkorps ³ Knight's Cross with Panzer Army Africa ⁴ Oak Leaves with the 8th Army ⁵ Oak Leaves and Swords with the 11th Panzer Division, Diamonds with the 4th Panzer Army. ⁶ Swords with the 11th Panzer Division

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