Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (1742 - 1819)

Born 16 Dec 1742 in Rostock, Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Holy Roman Empire

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Died 12 Sep 1819 at age 76 in Krieblowitz, Breslau, Schlesien, Preußen, Deutscher Bund

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Biography

Gebhard von Blücher is Notable.

Gebhard Leberecht was born in 1742. Son of Christian Friedrich von Blücher and Dorothea Maria von Zülow. He soon joined the Prussian Army, and rose to a become a distinguished general. He lead 6th Coalition armies against Napoleon in 1813 and 1814. Blücher also beat Napoleon at The battle of Waterloo 1 year later. He died in 1819.

His remains were interred in the imposing Blücher Mausoleum in Krobielowice. The tomb was desecrated by Soviet troops in 1945 during their brief occupation of the area and they scattered his bones, reportedly using his skull as a football. What remained was reportedly taken about 1989 by a Polish priest and reinterred in the catacomb of the Parish Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Sośnica.

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gebhard_Leberecht_von_Bl%C3%BCcher

• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #232839997 (accessed 18 September 2022)
  Memorial page for GEN Gebhard Lebrecht von Blücher (21 Dec 1742-12 Sep 1819), citing Parish Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Kąty Wrocławskie, Powiat wrocławski, Dolnośląskie, Poland (plot: Catacomb of the Parish Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Sośnica.); Maintained by CMWJR (contributor 50059520).

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  Find A Grave: Memorial #232839763 (accessed 18 September 2022)
  Memorial page for Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (21 Dec 1742-12 Sep 1819), citing Blücher Mausoleum in Krobielowice, Kąty Wrocławskie, Powiat wrocławski, Dolnośląskie, Poland; Maintained by CMWJR (contributor 50059520).