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Fritz Georg von Rappard

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Years of service
  
1911–45

Service/branch
  
German Army

Name
  
Fritz-Georg Rappard

Rank
  
Generalleutnant


Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany (to 1945)

Battles/wars
  
World War I World War II Battle of France Battle of Kursk Lublin–Brest Offensive

Died
  
January 29, 1946, Velikiye Luki, Russia

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
World War I, Battle of France, Battle of Kursk, Lublin–Brest Offensive, World War II

Commands held
  
7th Infantry Division

Fritz-Georg von Rappard (15 August 1892 – 29 January 1946) was a German general during World War II who commanded the 7th Infantry Division. In 1946, he was part of a group of Wehrmacht personnel tried for war crimes in open court by the Soviet military tribunal in the city of Velikiye Luki. Along with seven other officers of various ranks, Rappard was convicted and executed.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (11 November 1914) & 1st Class (31 July 1916)
  • Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (18 June 1940) & 1st Class (24 July 1940)
  • German Cross in Gold on 1 June 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 7. Infanterie-Division
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 20 October 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 7. Infanterie-Division
  • Oak Leaves on 24 February 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of 7. Infanterie Division

    • References

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