Eberhardt Bohnstedt

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]

Eberhardt Bohnstedt
BornJuly 27, 1886
Kassel, German Empire
DiedOctober 3, 1957(1957-10-03) (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 service1905-1940
Rank Generalmajor
Commands held7th Infantry Division
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II

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

Kingdom of Saxony

Kingdom of Württemberg

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References
  1. "Bohnstedt, Eberhardt". Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  2. Carmelo Francisco esmeralda Astilla (1976). "The Martinez Era: Salvadoran-American Relations, 1931-1944". Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.
  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.
  5. 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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