Eberhard Rodt - Wikiwand

Born4 December 1895

Munich, German Empire

Died14 December 1979 (aged 84)

Munich, West Germany

Allegiance

Eberhard Rodt

Born	(1895-12-04)4 December 1895 Munich, German Empire
Died	14 December 1979(1979-12-14) (aged 84) Munich, West Germany
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	22nd Panzer Division 15th Panzergrenadier Division
Conflicts	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Eberhard Rodt (4 December 1895 – 14 December 1979) was a German general during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

On 25 August 1941, he took an important role in the German capture of Dnipropetrovsk. Rodt, then a colonel within 13th Panzer Division, seized a Soviet pontoon bridge across the Dnieper river after Red Army forces had destroyed all fortified bridges across the river in the city. Rodt's ad hoc decision allowed German forces to establish a preliminary bridgehead on the east shore of the river, providing cover for the forces of the III Army Corps to begin their crossing.^[1]

References

Citations

↑ Wettstein, Adrian E. (2012). "Urban Warfare Doctrine on the Eastern Front". In Kay, Alex J.; Rutherford, Jeff; Stahel, David (eds.). Nazi Policy on the Eastern Front, 1941: Total War, Genocide, and Radicalization. University of Rochester Press. pp. 45–72, here: 55. ISBN 9781580464079.
1 2 Thomas 1998, p. 216.
↑ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 381.
↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 293.
↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 84.

Bibliography

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.
Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.