Eberhard Graf von Schmettow | |
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Birth name | Bernhard Gottfried Max Hugo Eberhard von Schmettow |
Born | 17 September 1861 Halberstadt, Prussia |
Died | 21 January 1935 Görlitz, Germany | (aged 73)
Allegiance | German Empire |
Service/ | Imperial German Army |
Years of service | 1881–1919 |
Rank | Generalleutnant |
Commands | 1st Life Cuirassier Regiment 5th Cavalry Brigade Guards Hussar Brigade 9th Cavalry Division 8th Cavalry Division Cavalry Corps Schmettow 65th Corps z.b.V. |
Battles/wars | World War I |
Awards | Order of the Red Eagle Pour le Mérite with oak leaves |
Bernhard Gottfried Max Hugo Eberhard, Graf von Schmettow, usually shortened to Eberhard Graf von Schmettow, (17 September 1861 – 21 January 1935) was a German general of World War I.