Eccard Freiherr von Gablenz
Eccard Freiherr von Gablenz | |
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Born | 26 January 1891 |
Died | 17 December 1978 | (aged 87)
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Service/ | Heer |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Commands held | 32. Infanterie-Division 7. Infanterie-Division XXVII. Armeekorps 384. Infanterie-Division 404. Infanterie-Division 232. Infanterie-Division |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Eccard Freiherr von Gablenz (26 January 1891 – 17 December 1978) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Commands
During the German retreat during the Battle of Moscow, he commanded the XXVII. Armeekorps and was relieved of duty after repeated refusals to enforce Hitler's standfast orders.[1]
As commander of the 384th Infantry Division, he was flown out of the Stalingrad pocket in December 1942, shortly before the division's surrender. A contemporary Soviet press report described him as having liked his peacetime comforts, such as requiring a nap on a soft bed after every dinner. Gablenz went on to hold command on the Italian front, commanding the defense of Monte Castello in 1944.
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 August 1940 as Generalleutnant and commander of 7. Infanterie-Division [2]
References
Citations
- ^ "HyperWar: Moscow To Stalingrad: Decision In The East". www.ibiblio.org. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 158.
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- The Advertiser, Adelaide, Jan 16, 1943, p. 1. "Nazi Leaders Outguessed"
- 1891 births
- 1978 deaths
- People from Königsberg
- Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German military personnel of World War I
- Barons of Germany
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German prisoners of war in World War II
- German commanders at the Battle of Stalingrad
- Reichswehr personnel