Kurt Eberhard
Born12 September 1874
Rottweil, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire
Died8 September 1947 (aged 72)
Stuttgart, Württemberg-Baden, Allied-occupied Germany
Cause of deathSuicide
Known forBabi Yar massacre
SS career
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service/branch Schutzstaffel
RankSS-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

  1. 1 2 Wette, Wolfram (2009). The Wehrmacht: history, myth, reality. Harvard University Press. p. 115. ISBN 9780674045118.
  2. ↑ Fritzsche, Peter (2006). Life and death in the Third Reich. Harvard University Press. p. 196. ISBN 9780674033740.
  3. ↑ Müller, Rolf Dieter; Ueberschär, Gerd R. (2009). Hitler's War in the East, 1941-1945: A Critical Assessment. Berghahn Books. p. 229. ISBN 9780857450753.
  4. ↑ Williamson, Murray (2009). A War To Be Won: fighting the Second World War. Harvard University Press. p. 141. ISBN 9780674041301.
  5. ↑ Myths and Legends of the Eastern Front: Reassessing the Great Patriotic War. Pen and Sword. 19 January 2020. ISBN 9781526742278.
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