World War II Eberhardt Julius Georg Waldemar Bohnstedt, also sometimes spelt Eberhard,[1] (22 July 1886 – 3 October 1957) was a German general and commander of the 7th Infantry Division in 1939.

[2][3] On 24 April 1938, Bohnstedt came out of retirement and was appointed to be the director of the Military School in El Salvador by President Maximiliano Hernández Martínez.

[6][8] He helped contribute to the fascist sympathies being held by the Salvadoran Army at the time, despite him being selected for his military expertise and not his political positions.

[7][9] Bohnstedt 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.

[10][11] He returned to Germany and took command of the 7th Infantry Division from 30 September to 1 December 1939, after which he again retired from military life.