Eberhard Kinzel

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Eberhard Kinzel
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Born(1897-10-18)18 October 1897
Berlin, Germany
Died25 June 1945(1945-06-25) (aged 47)
Flensburg, Germany
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
 Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany
Service/branch German Army
RankGeneral of the Infantry
UnitArmy Group North
Army Group Vistula
Commands held570th Volksgrenadier Division
337th Volksgrenadier Division
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Spouse(s)Erika von Aschoff (Partner)

Eberhard Kinzel (18 October 1897 – 25 June 1945) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Military career[]

Kinzel was with section Fremde Heere Ost, FHO or Foreign Armies East, until the spring of 1942 when he was replaced by Reinhard Gehlen.[1] The FHO prepared situation maps of the Soviet Union, Poland, Scandinavia and the Balkans; and assembled information on potential adversaries.

Kinzel was part of the delegation that participated in the negotiations for the German surrender with Field-Marshal Montgomery at Lüneburg Heath on 4 May 1945.

Death[]

Kinzel, together with his girlfriend , committed suicide on 25 June 1945.[2]

Personal life[]

Kinzel was the uncle of Günther Lützow.

Awards and decorations[]

References[]

Citations[]

  1. ^ Höhne & Zolling 1972, p. 10.
  2. ^ More 2013, p. 181.
  3. ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 441.

Bibliography[]

  • Höhne, Heinz; Zolling, Hermann (1972). The General Was a Spy: The Truth about General Gehlen and his spy ring. New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan. ISBN 978-0-698-10430-3.
  • More, Charles (2013). The Road to Dunkirk: The British Expeditionary Force and the Battle of the Ypres-Comines Canal, 1940. London: Frontline. ISBN 978-1-84832-733-7.
  • 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
Leader of Foreign Armies East
1 March 1939 – 31 March 1942
Succeeded by
Oberstleutnant Reinhard Gehlen
Preceded by
Generalleutnant Wilhelm Hasse
Chief of Staff of Heeresgruppe Nord
22 January 1943 – 18 July 1944
Succeeded by
Generalmajor Oldwig von Natzmer
Preceded by
Brigadeführer Heinz Lammerding
Chief of Staff of Heeresgruppe Weichsel
21 March 1945 – 22 April 1945
Succeeded by
Generalmajor Ivo-Thilo von Trotha
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