Eberhardt Bohnstedt

Eberhardt Bohnstedt
Eberhardt Bohnstedt
Born	July 27, 1886; Kassel, German Empire
Died	October 3, 1957 (aged 71); Wiesbaden, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (1905-1918); Weimar Republic (1918-1933); Nazi Germany (1933-1938); El Salvador (1938-1939); Nazi Germany (1939-1940)
Service/branch	Imperial German Army (1905-1918); Reichsheer (1918-1935); German Army (1935-1938); Salvadoran Army (1938-1939); German Army (1939-1940)
Years of service	1905-1940
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	7th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War I; World War II

Eberhardt Bohnstedt (July 27, 1886 - October 3, 1957) was a German general and commander of the 7th Infantry Division in 1939.[1] He is most well known for being the directory of the Military School in El Salvador from 1938 to 1939.[2] He retired from military life in 1940.[3]

Biography

Eberhardt Bohnstedt was born in Kassel, German Empire, on July 27, 1886.

In 1905, he joined the German Army as a Leutnant and served throughout World War I as a Hauptmann. He was promoted to Generalmajor in 1935.[1]

On April 24, 1938, Bohnstedt was appointed to be the director of the Military School in El Salvador by President Maximiliano Hernández Martínez.[4][2][5] In El Salvador, he was appointed to the rank of General. He helped contribute to the fascist sympathies being held by the Salvadoran Army at the time. He resigned his position in early September 1939 due to pressure from the United States on El Salvador to remove Germans and Italians from high ranking positions in their military.[2][5]

He returned to Germany and took command of the 7th Infantry Division from September 30 to December 1, 1939, after which he retired from military life.[3][1]

Bohnstedt died in Wiesbaden, West Germany, on October 3, 1957, at the age of 71.

Military ranks

Leutnant - August 18, 1905
Oberleutnant - February 18, 1913
Hauptmann - December 12, 1914
Major - February 1, 1925
Oberstleutnant - February 1, 1930
Oberst - October 1, 1932
Generalmajor - July 1, 1935[1]
General - April 24, 1938 ( El Salvador)[2]

Awards and Decorations

House of Hohenzollern

Knight's Cross of the House Order of Hohenzollern

Kingdom of Saxony

Knight's Cross of the Albert Order

Kingdom of Württemberg

Knight's Cross of the Military Merit Order

References

"Bohnstedt, Eberhardt". Retrieved July 28, 2020.
Carmelo Francisco esmeralda Astilla (1976). "The Martinez Era: Salvadoran-American Relations, 1931-1944". Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.
Wolf Keilig (1983). Die Generale des Heeres (in German). Podsun-Pallas.
"ARMY SHIFTS IN SALVADOR; German Officer Named to Direct Country's Military Academy". April 25, 1938. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
Ministerio de Educación de la República de El Salvador (1994). Historia de El Salvador, tomo II.

Military offices
Preceded by General der Infanterie Eugen Ott	Commander of 7. Infanterie-Division September 30, 1939 - December 1, 1939	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Eccard Freiherr von Gablenz

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[armed-1] "Bohnstedt, Eberhardt". Retrieved July 28, 2020.

[carmelo-2] Carmelo Francisco esmeralda Astilla (1976). "The Martinez Era: Salvadoran-American Relations, 1931-1944". Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.

[generals-3] Wolf Keilig (1983). Die Generale des Heeres (in German). Podsun-Pallas.

[4] "ARMY SHIFTS IN SALVADOR; German Officer Named to Direct Country's Military Academy". April 25, 1938. Retrieved July 25, 2020.

[ministryofeducation-5] Ministerio de Educación de la República de El Salvador (1994). Historia de El Salvador, tomo II.