Eberhard Graf von Schmettow

Eberhard Graf von Schmettow
Eberhard Graf von Schmettow
Birth name	Bernhard Gottfried Max Hugo Eberhard von Schmettow
Born	17 September 1861; Halberstadt, Prussia
Died	21 January 1935 (aged 73); Görlitz, Germany
Allegiance	German Empire
Service/branch	Imperial German Army
Years of service	1881–1919
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	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 Romanian campaign Battle of Transylvania; Battle of Bucharest; Battle of the Argeș; ; Western Front Second Battle of the Aisne; Third Battle of the Aisne; Second Battle of the Marne; ;
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.

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