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^[1]

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 158.

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 [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.
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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

World War 2 Awards.com

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 4th Panzer Division

Stab	Clemens Betzel (Oak Leaves) Willibald Freiherr von Langermann und Erlencamp¹ (Oak Leaves) Georg-Hans Reinhardt² (Oak Leaves & Swords) Dietrich von Saucken³ (Oak Leaves, Swords & Diamonds) Erich Schneider⁴ (Oak Leaves)

5. Panzer-Brigade	Hermann Breith⁵ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Heinrich Eberbach⁶ (Oak Leaves)

4. Schützen-Brigade	Hans Reichsfreiherr von Boineburg-Lengsfeld

Panzer-Regiment 35	Josef Beginen Hermann Bix Hans-Detloff von Cossel (Oak Leaves) Heinrich Eberbach⁶ (Oak Leaves) Erdmann Gabriel Karl Gerlach Walter Grohe Karl-Heinrich Gsell Bernhard Himmelskamp Karl Küspert Karl Kunzmann Gerhard Lange Meinrad von Lauchert ⁷ (Oak Leaves) Einhart Malguth Reinhard Peters Fritz-Rudolf Schultz (Oak Leaves) Hans-Joachim Schulz-Merkel Walter Wolf Artur Wollschläger

Panzergrenadier/Schützen-Regiment 12	Franz Ertolitsch Gerhard Flechsig Georg Reichsfreiherr von Gaupp-Berghausen Rüdiger Hertel Ernst-Wilhelm Hoffmann (Oak Leaves) Johannes Hoppe Wilhelm Jerschke Christoph Kohl Smilo Freiherr von Lüttwitz⁸ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Werner Möller Heinrich Pohris Martin Post Josef Rickert Oskar Schaub Walter Six

Panzergrenadier/Schützen-Regiment 33	Johann Baichl Joachim Diesener Gustav Fehn Erich Friedrich Gerlach von Gaudecker-Zuch August Hille Heinz Knoche Gerhard Kunert (Oak Leaves) Lambert Loibl Karl Mauss⁹ (Oak Leaves, Swords & Diamonds) Alois Piechulla Georg Pöhner Martin Püschel Richard Richter Albert Schäfer Kurt Schäfer Helmut Thierfelder Alois Weger

Panzerartillerie-Regiment 103	Ingfried Hintze Richard Laukat Joachim Neumann

Panzerjäger-Abteilung 49	Eduard Ender Kilian Göbel Karl Hofer Josef Karl (Oak Leaves)

Kradschützen-Bataillon 34	Hans-Joachim Kahler¹⁰ (Oak Leaves) Werner Rode

Panzeraufklärungs-Abteilung 7	Fritz Fessmann¹¹ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Heinz-Jürgen Issbrücker Hans Limmer

Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 4	Rudolf Kendler

Panzerpionier-Bataillon 79	Lothar Beukemann Johann Rab Heinrich Thünemann

¹ Knight's Cross with the 29th Infantry Division. ² Oak Leaves with the 3rd Panzergruppe, Swords with 3rd Panzer Army. ³ Diamonds with the AOK Ostpreußen. ⁴ Oak Leaves with the 14th Infantry Division ⁵ Oak Leaves with the 3rd Panzer Division, Swords with the III Panzer Corps. ⁶ Knight's Cross with Panzer-Regiment 35, Oak Leaves with the 5. Panzer-Brigade. ⁷ Oak Leaves with Panzer-Regiment 15 (11th Panzer Division). ⁸ Oak Leaves with the 26th Panzer Division. ⁹ Knight's Cross with Schützen-Regiment 69 (10th Panzer Division), Swords and Diamonds with the 7th Panzer Division. ¹⁰ Oak Leaves with Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5 (12th Panzer Division). ¹¹ Oak Leaves with Kradschützen-Bataillon 64 (14th Panzer Division), Swords with Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 5 (5th Panzer Division).

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