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German World War II general
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Gender
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Place of birth
Charlottenburg
Death
10 May 1957 (aged 65 years)
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Place of death
Lüneburg
Age
65 years
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Biography
Kurt von Tippelskirch (9 October 1891 – 10 May 1957) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several armies and Army Group Vistula. He surrendered to the United States Army on 2 May 1945. Tippelskirch wrote several books, such as the History of the Second World War, 1951. He died in 1957.
Awards and decorations
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (30 September 1939) & 1st Class (31 May 1940)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 23 November 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 30. Infanterie-Division
- 539th Oak Leaves on 30 July 1944 as General der Infanterie and deputy commander-in-chief of the 4. Armee
- Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (3 April 1944)
- Thomas 1998, p. 382.
- ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 746.
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Notable German Writers
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1850 to 1899
Notable German Historians
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1850 to 1899
Notable German Military personnels
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1850 to 1899
Notable German Military historians
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1850 to 1899
Notable German Non-fiction writers
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1850 to 1899
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