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, Province of Saxony, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation
Died	31 January 1935 (aged 73); Görlitz, Province of Lower Silesia, German Reich
Allegiance	German Empire
Branch	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 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 – 31 January 1935) was a German officer of the Prussian Army, adjutant general of Kaiser Wilhelm II and Lieutenant General of the Imperial German Army in World War I.