Gablenz, Freiherr von, Eccard
- Date of birth:
- January 26th, 1891 (Königsberg/Eastprussia, Germany)
- Date of death:
- December 17th, 1978 (Rheinbach/Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
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Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
Militärverdienstkreuz III. Klasse
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalleutnant (Major-general)
- Unit:
- 7. Infanterie-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- August 15th, 1940
“Generalleutnant Freiherr von Gablenz directed the fighting of his Division from the foremost line. Under his leadership his men broke the toughest of enemy resistance, established a bridgehead and held the latter against all hostile counterattacks. Later, as the enemy pulled back in the early morning, Generalleutnant von Gablenz personally launched an immediate pursuit with whatever combat-capable mobile units were available and thereby gave the neighbouring Division the impetus to do the same.”
Sources
- Photo 1: Public domain (CC Attribution 3.0)
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- Ritterkreuztraeger 1939 - 1945
- Reichswehrministerium (Bearb.): Rangliste des Deutschen Reichsheere nach dem Stande vom 1. Mai 1932, Mittler & Sohn, Berlin 1932, S. 120 - Die Tapfersten.
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