Generalleutnant Otto Gabcke Born: 20 Nov 1882 in Gardelegen Died: 22 Mar 1942 in Michailovka, Kharkov, USSR (KIA) Promotions:
F�hnrich (24 Apr 1904); Leutnant (27 Jan 1905); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1913); Hauptmann (24 Dec 1914); Major (01 Feb 1927); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1931); Oberst (01 Oct 1933); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1936); Charakter als Generalleutnant (01 Jun 1938); Generalleutnant (01 Feb 1941) Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Oct 1903)
Fahnenjunker in the 158th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1903-01 Aug 1914)
Company-Leader in the 158th Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1914-24 Oct 1914)
Leader of the I. Battalion of the 158th Infantry-Regiment (24 Oct 1914-30 Jul 1918)
Wounded, in Military-Hospital (30 Jul 1918-00 Sep 1918)
Leader of the I. Battalion of the 158th Infantry-Regiment (00 Sep 1918-00 Jan 1919)
Leader of Freikorps Gabcke (00 Jan 1919-01 Oct 1919)
Transferred into the 13th Reichswehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1919-01 Oct 1920)
With the Staff of the 18th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-01 Apr 1922)
Company-Chief in the 18th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1922-01 Oct 1924)
With the Staff of the Training-Battalion of the 18th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1924-01 Apr 1926)
Company-Chief in the 18th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1926-01 Oct 1926)
Instructor at the Infantry-School (01 Oct 1926-01 Oct 1929)
With the Staff of the 15th Infantry-Regiment (01 Oct 1929-01 Feb 1930)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 15th Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1930-01 Apr 1932)
With the Staff of the 15th Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1932-01 Feb 1933)
Commander of the 3rd Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1933-01 May 1935)
Military-Replacement-Inspector Leipzig (01 May 1935-15 Feb 1940)
Commander of the 294th Infantry-Division (15 Feb 1940-22 Mar 1942)
Killed-in-Action (22 Mar 1942)
Decorations & Awards:
- Pour le m�rite: am 01.09.1918 als Hauptmann und F�hrer des I. Bataillon des Infanterie-Regiment (7. Lothringisches) Nr. 158
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 26.12.1941 als Generalleutnant und Kommandeur 294. Infanterie-Division
- Ritterkreuz des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- F�rstl. Lippisches Kriegsehrenkreuz f�r heldenm�tige Tat
- F�rstl. Schaumburg-Lippisches Kreuz f�r treue Dienste
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
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