Elegant field tunic, manufactured circa 1940, complete with all insignia. Made of field-gray gabardine, dark green collar. Gold cellon thread hand-embroidered breast eagle on field-gray cloth, hand-sewn. The collar tabs with general's embroidery in a mixture of metallic thread and cellon thread, machine-sewn, sewn-in shoulder boards with heavy general's braid and aluminum rank stars. On the left breast loops for a large medal bar, below loops for 3 pin-on badges, on the right breast pocket loops for 1 pin-on badge. On the left upper arm the Crimea Shield on field-gray cloth backing, hand-sewn. Interior with gray herringbone lining, on the side the left hip pocket with slit for wearing the officer's dagger. Sleeve length 65 cm, chest circumference 80 cm, length 68 cm. The field tunic is worn, typical signs of wear, condition 2-.
Karl Eberth (born November 12, 1877 in München; died April 13, 1952 in Steingaden) was a German General der Artillerie in World War II.
Eberth entered the Bavarian Army on July 14, 1896. After attending the War School, he was promoted to Leutnant on October 5, 1898 and served as a battery officer until the end of September 1900. This was followed by his transfer to the 8th Field Artillery Regiment “Prinz Heinrich von Preußen,” where Eberth served as battalion adjutant from 1901 to 1904. From 1908 to 1911 he attended the War Academy, which qualified him for the General Staff. On February 21, 1913 he was transferred to the General Staff of the III Army Corps, promoted to Hauptmann two days later, and remained there through the beginning of World War I until June 18, 1916. He was then assigned as General Staff officer to the 2nd Infantry Division and promoted to Major in mid-April 1917. This was followed from March 18 to December 16, 1918 by an assignment to the staff of the General Command z. b. V. 57. For his service during the war he was awarded both classes of the Iron Cross, the Military Merit Order 3rd Class with Swords, and the Wound Badge in Black.
After the Armistice of Compiègne, Eberth was assigned as General Staff officer to the 5th Division on December 17, 1918.
On April 25, 1919 he was transferred to the staff of the commander of Bavarian troops Arnold von Möhl in München and participated in the suppression of the Munich Soviet Republic. On May 16, 1920 Eberth became Chief of Staff of Military District Command VII and in this capacity was promoted to Oberstleutnant in early February 1922. On October 1, 1922 he was appointed commander of the III Battalion of the 7th (Bavarian) Artillery Regiment in Nürnberg. A year later he moved to the regimental staff, rose to Oberst on February 1, 1926, and was appointed regimental commander on March 1, 1928. From February 1, 1929 Eberth served as Artillery Commander V in Stuttgart, was promoted to Generalmajor on April 1, 1929, and from February 1, 1930 was Artillery Commander VII in München. On November 30, 1930 he retired from the Reichswehr with the character rank of Generalleutnant.
Wehrmacht
Eberth was reactivated on April 1, 1934 for the Luftwaffe then being built up and served until the end of March 1935 as President of the Higher Air Office in München and thereafter from April 1 to the end of August 1935 as Commander in Air District V (München). On April 1 Eberth had received the patent to his rank. On August 31, 1935 Eberth again retired from military service with the character rank of General der Flieger.
His second reactivation occurred on July 1, 1938. Eberth was assigned to the Army and remained at disposition until May 10, 1940, without holding his own command. On May 11, 1940 he was appointed Higher Artillery Commander 301 with Army Group A. On November 23, 1942 this staff was dissolved and Eberth was transferred to the Führer Reserve of the Army High Command (OKH). On April 30, 1943 he was definitively retired in the rank of General der Artillerie z.V.
Eberth was arrested by U.S. forces in München on May 28, 1945 and was subsequently held as a prisoner of war until July 5, 1947.
