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Stephan, Eberhard |
| Date of birth: | July 17th, 1910 (Eichholz-Liegnitz/Silesia, Germany)
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October 22nd, 2008 (Riederau/Bavaria, Germany)
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DEUTSCHES KREUZ IN GOLD
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Hauptmann (Captain)
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Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 5
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Awarded on:
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March 23rd, 1944
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RITTERKREUZ DES EISERNEN KREUZES
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Rank:
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Major
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Kommandeur Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 116 / 16.Panzer-Division
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Awarded on:
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January 12th, 1945
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Action:
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Eberhard Stephan was awarded the Knight’s Cross for his actions during the Ardennes Offensive for successfully capturing and then defending the bridge at Heinerscheid over the Our River, preventing an Allied breakthrough.
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| Picture source: |
- Willi Schumacher Collection |
| Information source(s): |
- 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
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