Generalmajor Anton Eberth Born: 19 Mar 1888 in Bamberg Died: 05 Sep 1955 in Camp Voikovo, USSR Promotions:
Unteroffizier (06 Oct 1909); Sergeant (22 Apr 1914); Vizefeldwebel (15 Nov 1914); Feldwebel (27 Jan 1916); Offiziers-Stellvertreter (14 May 1917); Leutnant (01 Oct 1921); Oberleutnant (01 Feb 1925); Hauptmann (01 May 1929); Major (01 Aug 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1938); Oberst (01 Apr 1941); Generalmajor (30 Jan 1945) Career:
Entered Army Service (22 Oct 1908)
With the 2nd Bavarian Pioneer-Battalion (22 Oct 1908-15 Nov 1914)
Transferred to the 3rd Field-Pioneer-Company of the II. Bavarian Army-Corps (15 Nov 1914-27 Mar 1915)
With the 106th Heavy-Mortar-Battalion (27 Mar 1915-21 Nov 1915)
With the 3rd Mortar-Company (21 Nov 1915-15 Jan 1916)
With the 306th Mortar-Company (15 Jan 1916-04 Sep 1918)
With the Mortar-Company of the 3rd Bavarian Territorial-Infantry-Regiment (04 Sep 1918-12 Sep 1918)
In Hospital (12 Sep 1918-31 Oct 1918)
Transferred back into the Mortar-Company of the 3rd Bavarian Landwehr-Infantry-Regiment (31 Oct 1918-17 Dec 1918)
With the Replacement-Battalion of the 2nd Bavarian Pioneer-Battalion (17 Dec 1918-01 Jan 1919)
Transferred into the 4th Company of the 2nd Bavarian Pioneer-Battalion (01 Jan 1919-21 Feb 1919)
With the Volunteer Pioneer-Company Munker (21 Feb 1919-01 Jun 1919)
With the Processing-Command of the 2nd Bavarian Pioneer-Battalion (01 Jun 1919-23 Jun 1919)
Course for NCOs (23 Jun 1919-02 Aug 1919)
Transferred back to the Processing-Office of the 2nd Bavarian Pioneer-Battalion (02 Aug 1919-07 Nov 1919)
Transferred into the 23rd Pioneer-Battalion (07 Nov 1919-22 Nov 1919)
Transferred into the 21st Pioneer-Battalion (22 Nov 1919-25 May 1920)
Detached to the Pioneer-School (25 May 1920-01 Dec 1920)
Transferred back into the 21st Pioneer-Battalion (01 Dec 1920-01 Jun 1922)
Transferred into the 19th Infantry-Regiment (01 Jun 1922-01 Feb 1929)
Company-Chief in the 19th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1929-01 Oct 1934)
Company-Chief in Infantry-Regiment Augsburg (01 Oct 1934-15 Oct 1935)
Company-Chief in the 40th Infantry-Regiment (15 Oct 1935-01 Jul 1936)
Adjutant of the Commander of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Hammelburg (01 Jul 1936-01 Jun 1938)
With the Staff of the Command-Office W�rzburg (01 Jun 1938-03 Nov 1939)
Commander of the 55th Infantry-Replacement-Battalion (03 Nov 1939-13 Aug 1940)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 330th Infantry-Regiment (13 Aug 1940-10 Feb 1941)
Commander of the II. Battalion of the 343rd Infantry-Regiment (10 Feb 1941-26 Mar 1941)
Commander of the 343rd Infantry-Regiment (26 Mar 1941-01 Jun 1942)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Jun 1942-15 Jul 1942)
Commander of Military-District-NCO-Courses XIII (15 Jul 1942-26 Mar 1943)
Commander of the 231st Grenadier-Replacement-Regiment (26 Mar 1943-17 Jul 1943)
Commander of the 231st Reserve-Grenadier-Regiment (17 Jul 1943-11 Feb 1944)
At the same time, Delegated with the Leadership of the 173rd Reserve-Division (07 Dec 1943-18 Dec 1943)
At the same time, Delegated with the Leadership of Interception-Group 187 (03 Jan 1944-20 Feb 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (11 Feb 1944-18 Apr 1944)
Commander of the Weapons-School of Army-Detachment Narva (18 Apr 1944-20 Oct 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 201st Security-Division (20 Oct 1944-20 Jan 1945)
At the same time, Fortress-Commandant of Windau and Vidale (1944-20 Jan 1945)
Delegated with the Leadership of Special-Purpose-Division-Staff 300 (20 Jan 1945-30 Jan 1945)
Commander of Special-Purpose-Division-Staff 300 (30 Jan 1945-09 May 1945)
In Soviet Captivity (09 May 1945-05 Sep 1955)
Died in Soviet Captivity (05 Sep 1955)
Awards & Decorations:
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (07 Mar 1942)
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