Erdmann Gabriel

Erdmann Gabriel
Born	7 November 1911 Olbersdorf
Died	28 January 1996(1996-01-28) (aged 84) Essenbach
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Heer
Years of service	?–1945
Rank	Hauptmann
Unit	Panzer-Regiment 35
Battles / wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battle of Kursk Battle of Radzymin (1944)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Erdmann Gabriel (7 November 1911 – 28 January 1996) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (15 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (1 September 1940)
• Panzer Badge
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (?)
  • in Silver (?)
  • in Gold (30 January 1944)
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 30 August 1941 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the II./Panzer-Regiment 35

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com