Sylvius Graf von Pückler

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Sylvius Graf von Pückler

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Post by Andreas Schulz » 04 Jan 2005, 07:39

I search infos about Oberst Sylvius Graf von Pückler (born Friedland 03.09.1889).
01.11.1942 he was promoted to Oberst.

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Post by Phil Nix » 04 Jan 2005, 14:18

Andreas Schulz wrote:I search infos about Oberst Sylvius Graf von Pückler (born Friedland 03.09.1889).
01.11.1942 he was promoted to Oberst.

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Any relation to Gruppenführer Graf von Puckler
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Post by Andreas Schulz » 04 Jan 2005, 14:25

Yes, he was his brother.

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Post by Phil Nix » 04 Jan 2005, 14:56

Andreas Schulz wrote:Yes, he was his brother.

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There are two officers with this name in Rangliste des Deutschen Heeres 1944/1945
In Dienstaltersliste T Graf von Pückler d Gen Sta zuletzt st 9 Pz Div Oberstleutnant 1.12.43 (111) Beförderung Oberst 1.1.45
In Dienstaltersliste S Graf von Pückler Ob Kdo d H (Att Abt) (Pz) Oberst 1.11.42 (20)
are these two related, I presume the seond one is Sylvius
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Adrian Graf von Pückler

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Post by Dieter Zinke » 07 Jan 2005, 19:28

Hallo Phil and AnDie
In Dienstaltersliste T Graf von Pückler d Gen Sta zuletzt st 9 Pz Div Oberstleutnant 1.12.43 (111) Beforderung Oberst 1.1.45


Adrian Graf von Pückler
* 24.03.1905
01.01.1943 (11) Oberstleutnant
Spange zum EK I

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15.10.1942 F.R. OKH, D. r. (Dienst regelt) WK XVII
10.01.1943 Stab 25. Pz.Div. (Ia)
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Post by Jan-Hendrik » 25 Aug 2006, 05:37

Has anybody the exact date when he did fell ? And where ?

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Post by Jan-Hendrik » 25 Aug 2006, 09:47

Having checked v.Manteuffel it seems he fell on 19th January 1945 in Gorka , is this correct ?

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Post by Heimatschuss » 25 Aug 2006, 10:18

http://www.volksbund.de has this
Nachname: Graf von Pückler
Vorname: Adrian
Dienstgrad: Oberstleutnant
Geburtsdatum: 24.03.1905
Geburtsort: Hirschdorf
Todes-/Vermisstendatum: 19.01.1945
Todesort: ostw. Sichelberg
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bi ... id=I015024 offers the following
ID: I015024
Name: Count Sylvius of Pückler
Sex: M
Birth: 3 SEP 1889 in Friedland
Death: 19 SEP 1979
Event: Christened Sylvius Heinrich Gustav Erdmann

Father: Count Friedrich of Pückler-Burghauss b: 3 FEB 1849 in Kreppelhof
Mother: Princess Ella of Köppen b: 18 MAY 1862 in Wiesbaden

Marriage 1 Princess Alice of Richthofen-Seichau b: 24 NOV 1905 in Berlin, Brandenburg, Prussia

Children
1. Count Christoph of Pückler b: 23 JUN 1928 in Breslau
2. Living Pückler
3. Living Pückler
4. Living Pückler
Also found Sylvius Graf von Pückler here http://www.ihtp.cnrs.fr/prefets/de/schl ... _ftnref252 as commander of Feldkommandantur 786 in Montlucon in late August 1944 (see footnote 252 of the document).

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Post by Alecci » 25 Aug 2006, 11:13

According to Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Bd. XIII-101, Gfl. Häuser:

Sylvius Heinrich Gustav Erdmann Graf v. Pückler, Freiherr v. Groditz, * 03.Sep.1889 in Friesland, 19.Sep.1979, Oberst a.D., RRr d. JohO.
X 28.Feb.1927 in Berlin to
Alice Freiin v. Richthofen, * 24.Nov.1905 in Berlin, 04.Jan.1969 in Hannover

Children:

Christoph-Erdmann Graf v. Pückler, Freiherr v. Groditz, * 23.Jun.1928 in Breslau, 27.Mar.1971 in Immenstaad-Hardthof, Landwirt
X 16.Mar.1957 in Immenstaad to
Dorothea Leypold, * 09.Aug.1922 in Schramberg
(2 sons)

Sylvia Gräfin v. Pückler, Freiin v. Groditz, * 16.May.1930 in Burkersdorf
X 07.Aug.1950 in Burgsteinfurt to
Christian Fürst zu Bentheim u. Steinfurt, * 09.Dec.1923 in Burgsteinfurt, Privat-Forstmeister and Major d.R.
(? children)

Feodora Gräfin v. Pückler, Freiin v. Groditz, * 26.Nov.1931 in Burkersdorf
X 24.Oct.1954 in Offenbach to
Heinrich Prinz Reuß, Graf v. Plauen, * 21.Feb.1922 in Luzern, Dipl-Forstwirt

Carl-Herbert Graf v. Pückler, Freiherr v. Groditz, * 13.Aug.1944 in Liegnitz, Dipl Psychologe
X 02.Aug.1968 in Wiesbaden to
Heinke-Friedrike Crome, * 28.Mar.1945 in Göttingen
(1 son)

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Post by Heimatschuss » 25 Aug 2006, 20:58

And btw take a look here
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... ht=sylvius :P

Time for a merger?

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Post by Jan-Hendrik » 26 Nov 2006, 16:42

According to "Y- Rothenburg" by von Egloffstein/Hegen/HuberOberst Graf von Pückler fell near Gora , about 22km west of Plöhnen ( Plonsk ) ( page 98 of the mentioned book ) .

On page 105 I found this interesting statement by Johann Huber regarding the question how Oberst Graf von Pückler became Kdr. of PzRgt.25 :

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Any comments regarding this statement ?

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Post by VtwinVince » 27 Nov 2006, 23:34

How could someone born in 1905 receive the spange zum EK 1?

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Post by Jan-Hendrik » 14 Dec 2006, 18:16

Don't know ...and still no comments ?

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Re: Sylvius Graf von Pückler

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Post by Jan-Hendrik » 31 Mar 2008, 13:16

10.01.1943 Stab 25. Pz.Div. (Ia)
I have him as Ia from 18.01.43- 20.11.43 :wink:

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Re: Sylvius Graf von Pückler

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Post by Jan-Hendrik » 11 Oct 2009, 15:23

Possible that Sylvius was Gruppenleiter Gruppe ital. Kriegsschulen at the Inspekteur der ital. Verbände beim O.B. Südwest in late 1944?

There is listed an Oberst von Pückler, but sorrowly no first name mentioned...

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