Kurt Eberhard
Kurt Eberhard | |
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| Born | 12 September 1874 |
| Died | 8 September 1947 (aged 72) |
| Cause of death | Suicide |
| Known for | Babi Yar massacre |
| SS career | |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service |  Schutzstaffel |
| Rank | SS-Brigadeführer |
Kurt Eberhard (12 September 1874 – 8 September 1947)[1] was a German Nazi officer. He rose to the rank of Brigadeführer of the SS and in the German army. During World War II, Eberhard was given the command over the occupied city of Kyiv in Ukraine.[2] He was involved in planning and supervising the Babi Yar massacres during which over 33,771 people were murdered.[3][4]
Eberhard was captured by U.S. authorities in November 1945, and detained in Stuttgart. He killed himself in custody on 8 September 1947.[1][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Wette, Wolfram (2009). The Wehrmacht: history, myth, reality. Harvard University Press. p. 115. ISBN 9780674045118.
- ^ Fritzsche, Peter (2006). Life and death in the Third Reich. Harvard University Press. p. 196. ISBN 9780674033740.
- ^ Müller, Rolf Dieter; Ueberschär, Gerd R. (2009). Hitler's War in the East, 1941-1945: A Critical Assessment. Berghahn Books. p. 229. ISBN 9780857450753.
- ^ Williamson, Murray (2009). A War To Be Won: fighting the Second World War. Harvard University Press. p. 141. ISBN 9780674041301.
- ^ Myths and Legends of the Eastern Front: Reassessing the Great Patriotic War. Pen and Sword. 19 January 2020. ISBN 9781526742278.
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- 1874 births
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- SS-Brigadeführer
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- Major generals of the Reichswehr
- Nazis who died by suicide in prison custody
- Recipients of the Silver Imtiyaz Medal
- Commanders of the Order of Military Merit (Bulgaria)
- Nazis who died by suicide in Germany
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- Babi Yar
- Holocaust perpetrators in Ukraine
- German Army generals of World War II
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United States
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