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{{Infobox military person
|name=Moritz Otto von Drebber
|birth_date=12 February 1892
|death_date={{ddadeath date and age|1968|5|30|1892|2|12|df=y}}
|birth_place=[[Oldenburg (city)|Oldenburg]], [[Duchy of Oldenburg]], [[German Empire]]
|death_place=[[Oldenburg (city)|Oldenburg]], [[West Germany]]
|image=
|caption=
|nickname=
|allegiance={{flagiconflag|German Empire}} [[German Empire]] (to 1918)<br />{{flagiconflag|Germany}} [[Weimar Republic]] (to 1920)}}<br />{{flagiconflag|Nazi Germany}} [[Nazi Germany]]
|branch=[[German Army (1935-1945Wehrmacht)|HeerArmy]]
|serviceyears=1911&ndash;19201911–20<br />1935&ndash;19451935–45
|rank= [[Generalmajor]]
|commands=297.297th Infantry Infanterie-Division
|unit=
|battles=<!--- [[World War I]]<br>
----
[[World War II]]
*[[Invasion of Poland]]
*[[Battle of France]]
*[[Operation Barbarossa]]
*[[First Battle of Kharkov]]
*[[Battle of the Caucasus]] --->
*[[Battle of Stalingrad]]
|awards=[[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]]
|laterwork=[[National Committee for a Free Germany|NKFD]]}}
 
'''Moritz Otto von Drebber''' (12 February 1892 &ndash;– 30 May 1968) was a highlygeneral decoratedin the [[GeneralmajorWehrmacht]] in theof [[WehrmachtNazi Germany]] during [[World War II]] who commanded the 297.[[297th Infantry Infanterie-Division. (Wehrmacht)|297th Infantry Division]]. He was also a recipient of the [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]]. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Moritz von Drebber surrendered on 25 January 1943 during the [[Battle of Stalingrad]] and joined the [[National Committee for a Free Germany]] while in captivity. He was released in 1949.
 
Drebber surrendered the division on 25 January 1943 during the [[Battle of Stalingrad]]. He then sent a letter to [[Friedrich Paulus]] stating "he and his soldiers were well received by the Red army." Drebber also asked Paulus to "give up the useless resistance and to surrender with the whole army."<ref name=Adam>{{Cite book |last=Adam |first=Wilhelm |first2=Otto |last2=Ruhle |translator=Tony Le Tissier |title=With Paulus at Stalingrad |publisher=Pen and Sword Books Ltd. |year=2015 |ISBN=9781473833869 |page=198}}</ref> He joined the [[National Committee for a Free Germany]] while in captivity. He was released in 1949.
 
==Awards and decorations==
<!--- * [[Iron Cross]] (1914)
** 2nd Class
** 1st Class
* [[Wound Badge]] (1914)
** in Black
* [[Cross of Honor]]
* [[Iron Cross]] (1939)
** 2nd Class (3 November 1939)
** 1st Class (19 June 1940)
* [[Wound Badge]] (1939)
** in Silver
* [[Infantry Assault Badge]] (2 March 1942)
* [[German Cross]] in Gold (26 December 1941) --->▼
* [[Eastern Front Medal]]
▲* [[German Cross]] in Gold (26 December 1941)
* [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]] on 30 June 1942 as ''[[Oberst]]'' and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 523<ref>Fellgiebel 2000, p. 139.</ref>
 
==References==
 
;===Citations===
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;Bibliography▼
 
▲;===Bibliography===
{{refbegin}}
* {{Cite book
* Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). ''Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945''. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
|last=Fellgiebel
* Scherzer, Veit (2007). ''Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives'' (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
|first=Walther-Peer
|authorlink=Walther-Peer Fellgiebel
|year=2000
|origyear=1986
|title=Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile
|trans-title=The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches
|language=German
|location=Friedberg, Germany
|publisher=Podzun-Pallas
|isbn=978-3-7909-0284-6
}}
{{refend}}
 
==External links==
{{Portal|Military of Germany}}
*[http://www.ww2awards.com/person/3670 World War 2 Awards.com]
*[http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/D/DrebberM.htm Lexikon der Wehrmacht]
 
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{{Knight's Cross recipients of the 297th ID}}
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| NAME = Drebber, Moritz von
| portal1=Biography
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = German General and Knight's Cross recipients
| DATE OF BIRTH = 12 February 1892
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Oldenburg]], [[Germany]]
| DATE OF DEATH = 30 May 1968
| PLACE OF DEATH = [[Oldenburg]], [[Germany]]
}}
 
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[[Category:1892 births]]
[[Category:1968 deaths]]
[[Category:WehrmachtPeople generalsfrom Oldenburg (city)]]
[[Category:People from Oldenburg (state)]]
[[Category:GermanMajor military personnelgenerals of Worldthe German WarArmy I(Wehrmacht)]]
[[Category:German militaryArmy personnel of World War III]]
[[Category:Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st (1914)class]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Iron Cross (1939)]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Iron Cross, 1st class]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Cross of Honor]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Gold German Cross]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]]
[[Category:German prisoners of war in World War II held by the Soviet Union]]
[[Category:World War II prisoners of war held by the Soviet Union]]
[[Category:German commanders at the Battle of Stalingrad]]
[[Category:National Committee for a Free Germany members]]
[[Category:Military personnel from Oldenburg (city)]]
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