(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Heinrich Eckhardt
Born: 03 Nov 1896 in Böddiger, District Melsungen
Died: 15 May 1945 in Winterberg (now called Viperg, Czech Republic)
Promotions:
Vizefeldwebel der Reserve (05 May 1915); Leutnant der Reserve (22 May 1915); Leutnant (01 Oct 1920); Oberleutnant (01 Jan 1925); Hauptmann (01 Apr 1929); Major (01 Aug 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1938); Oberst (01 Apr 1941); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1943); Generalleutnant (01 Apr 1944)
Career:
Entered Army Service (Reserves) (01 Apr 1914)
One Year Volunteer in the 167th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1914-02 Dec 1914)
Wounded and Transferred into the Replacement-Battalion of the 167th Infantry-Regiment (02 Dec 1914-22 Aug 1915)
Detached to the Officer-Aspirant-Course in Sennelager (04 Apr 1915-22 May 1915)
Transferred into the 54th Infantry-Regiment (22 Aug 1915-08 Mar 1919)
In Freikorps Eulenburg (08 Mar 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Active-Officer (01 Oct 1920)
Leutnant in the 15th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-28 Jan 1921)
Transferred into the 3rd Infantry-Regiment (28 Jan 1921-01 May 1923)
With the Regiments-Staff of the 3rd Infantry-Regiment (01 May 1923-01 Jul 1926)
Platoon-Leader in the 3rd Infantry-Regiment (01 Jul 1926-01 Oct 1926)
Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with the Staff of the 1st Division (01 Oct 1926-01 Oct 1927)
Subsidiary-Leadership-Training with the Staff of the 2nd Division (01 Oct 1927-01 Oct 1928)
Transferred into the 7th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1928-01 Jan 1929)
Company-Chief in the 7th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1929-01 Oct 1934)
With the Staff of the Army-Service-Office Breslau (01 Oct 1934-01 May 1935)
Major with the Staff of the General-Command of the VIII. Army-Corps (01 May 1935-12 Oct 1937)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 38th Infantry-Regiment (12 Oct 1937-06 Feb 1940)
Commander of the 38th Infantry-Regiment (06 Feb 1940-25 Apr 1943)
Führer-Reserve (25 Apr 1943-17 Jul 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 211th Infantry-Division (17 Jul 1943-01 Oct 1943)
Commander of the 211th Infantry-Division (01 Oct 1943-08 May 1945)
In US Captivity (08 May 1945-15 May 1945)
Died in US Captivity (15 May 1945)

Decorations & Awards:
- Ritterkreuz (1003): am 20.05.1942 als Oberst und Kommandeur des Jäger-Regiment 38
- Eichenlaub (644): am 03.11.1944 als Generalleutnant und Kommandeur der 211. Infanterie-Division
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (65/9): am 25.01.1942 als Oberst und Kommandeur des Jäger-Regiment 38
- Ritterkreuz des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern: 22.05.1918
- 1914 EK I: 02.03.1917
- 1914 EK II: 20.10.1915
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz: 01.12.1917
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Silber: 20.12.1918
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer: 18.12.1934
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse: 02.10.1936
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung I. Klasse: 26.04.1939
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938 mit Spange “Prager Burg”
- Spange zum EK I: 29.05.1940
- Spange zum EK II: 17.10.1939
- Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942”: 15.08.1942
- im Wehrmachtbericht genannt: 03.09.1944


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