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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Name
  
Julius Riepe

Rank
  
Sturmbannfuhrer

Years of service
  
?–1945

Service/branch
  
Waffen-SS

Unit
  
18th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Horst Wessel

Commands held
  
I./SS-Panzergrenadier-regiment 40 "Horst Wessel"

Battles/wars
  
World War II Eastern Front

Died
  
June 22, 1983, Aachen, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Eastern Front, World War II

Similar People
  
Wladyslaw Sikorski, Gerd von Rundstedt, Heinz Guderian, John Vereker - 6th Visco, Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb

Julius Riepe (18 December 1903 – 22 June 1983) was a Sturmbannfuhrer, in the Waffen SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (25 October 1944)
  • German Cross in Gold (13 February 1944)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 13 January 1945 as Sturmbannfuhrer and leader of the I. / SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 40 "Horst Wessel"
  • References

    Julius Riepe Wikipedia


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