Prince Gabriel Albert Maria Michael Franz Joseph Gallus Lamoral of Thurn and Taxis was a member of the Princely House of Thurn and Taxis and a Prince of Thurn and Taxis.
Background
Gabriel was second in the line of succession to the Headship of the House of Thurn and Taxis after his father Franz Joseph, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis until his death in the Battle of Stalingrad, at which point he was replaced by his uncle Prince Karl August of Thurn and Taxis.
Career
During, Gabriel was conscripted for military service before completing high school. He served first as a Gefreiter (Private First Class) and then as an officer in the Wehrmacht. Gabriel was serving in a Reiter-Regiment (Cavalry Regiment) in the Wehrmacht when he was killed in action at the Battle of Stalingrad on 17 December 1942.
He was interred among the unknown dead at the war cemetery at Rossoschka.
Titles and styles
16 October 1922 – 17 December 1942: His Serene Highness Prince Gabriel of Thurn and Taxis.