Oberstleutnant Eberhard Ebeling

[CNE503]

Hello,
Could someone tell me more about this officer?
What is quite sure is that he was commanding the Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 141 (6. Gebirgs-Division) in Spring 1941: he died leading it against the "Metaxas" fortified line on April 6th, 1941. Apparently, he was mortally wounded by an artillery shell.
But what was his assignments before? I have reasons to believe that he was commander of Infanterie-Regiment 195 (78. Infanterie-Division). And does anyone know what were the precise circumstances of his death?
Eberhard Ebeling was born in Celle on April 18th, 1897.
Thank you for your kind help. Regards,

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[Jan-Hendrik]

per HANS:

Major (01.08.36) EBELING, Eberhard; * 18.04.1897, † 06.04.1941; (Lehrer an der Kriegsschule München), Oberstleutnant (01.12.39)

Jan-Hendrik

[CNE503]

Hello Jan-Hendrik,

Thanks for that. No idea about him serving in the 78. Infanterie-Division at one post or another?
I found references of an Oberstleutnant Ebeling in the divisional KTB.
For instance:
- in NARA T315 R1095 files 526-527, where it is written that Oberstleutnant Ebeling and Major Nagel were leaders for a divisional Stabsoffizierslehrgang on November 21st, 1940, and the former for a Sandkastenplanspiel on November 22nd, 1940;
- or in the files 90-96, where an Oberstleutnant Ebeling was described as a Lehrgangführer between August 30th and September 13th, 1940 in Le Havre, when the 78. Infanterie-Division was training for amphibious operations as Lehrstab "Möve";
- or in the file 556 dated February 2nd, 1941, where an Oberstleutnant Ebeling was stated to be "z.Zt. Kommandeur der Kompanie-Führerschule Mourmelon".

My opinion is that he was either Kommandeur I./Infanterie-Regiment 195, or within the Divisionsstab. But indeed he was never Kommandeur of the whole regiment.
What do you think?

Regards,

CNE503

[CNE503]

Has really no one anything about this officer?
Well, if he was an Oberstleutnant in 1940, and if he died leading a mountain infantry regiment in Greece the year after, I assumed that there were some records from him. Was I wrong?
Regards,
CNE503

[CNE503]

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Has anyone something about the career of this lieutenant-colonel Ebeling, KIA on April 6th, 1941 as Kommandeur Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 141, previously CO I./Infanterie-Regiment 195?
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[makoff]

https://www.ratisbons.com/auctions-arch ... rling.html

[CNE503]

Hello,

So it appears that I was right about him: he was a member of 78. Infanterie-Division during the first stages of the war (clue: "12. Certificate to 1939 Clasp to 1914 Iron Cross 2nd Class. Issued on 18.7.1940. Signed by Generalleutnant Curt Gallenkamp" / Gallenkamp was the 78. Infanterie-Division commander since November 1939 and until September 1941), and was transferred to 6. Gebirgs-Division at one time or another in the second half of 1940 or early 1941 to take command of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 141.

It is quite odd because there was no link between the schwabisch 78. Infanterie-Division and any mountain unit.

If anyone has additional information about Eberhard Ebeling, please feel free to add it!
Regards,
CNE503

[harmel]

There is a photo of Ebeling in Die 78.Infanterie und Sturm Division
by Fritz Vetter.
Harmel

[CNE503]

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Has anyone some new information about Eberhard Ebeling?
Regards,

CNE503