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==Life==
Eckhard received his education at home and then attended the humanistic Gymnasium until ''Unterprima'' (one year before achieving his general [[Abitur]]) in JauserJauer. On 18 June 1910, he joined the Queen Elisabeth Guard Grenadier Regiment No. 3 in [[Berlin]] (Charlottenburg) as a "two-year volunteer with the prospect of promotion". He was sworn-in on 2 July 1910. He soon excelled as an officer candidate, he had found a home for his career goals. After attending war school, he was commissioned in November 1911. In 1914, at the beginning of [[WWI]], he went into the field with his regiment. On 18 January 1915, he was transferred to the Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 262 where he was appointed adjutant of the I. Battalion on 3 September 1916 and regimental adjutant on 20 February 1917. On 8 February 1918, he was appointed leader of the 10th Company, on 3 March 1918, he was commanded to the General Command XIV Army Corps and was appointed orderly officer.
On 19 April 1919, he was transferred to the Volunteer Grenadier Regiment "King Wilhelm I" (2nd West Prussian) No. 7 with the [[Grenzschutz Ost]] in [[Upper Silesia]]. On 9 July 1919, he joined the Reichswehr-Schützen-Regiment 57 in Görlitz and was newly sworn-in on 17 November 1919. On 5 January 1920, he was commanded to the Infantry Shooting School in Wünsdorf for one month. On 20 February 1920, he was transferred to the Reichswehr-Infanterie-Regiment as a company officer. On 1 January 1921, he was appointed company officer in the 8th (Machine Gun) Company/8. (Preußisches) Infanterie-Regiment in Liegnitz. He later served in the 6th Company in Glogau, was appointed regimental adjutant in [[Frankfurt an der Oder]] on 1 October 1923 and was appointed commander of the 4th Company on 1 April 1927.
