Kurt von Tippelskirch

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Years of service 1910–45 Rank General der Infanterie		Name Kurt Tippelskirch Service/branch German Army

Born 9 October 1891Charlottenburg, Berlin, Free State of Prussia, German Empire ( 1891-10-09 ) Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War IFirst Battle of the MarneWorld War II Relations Curt Gallenkamp (brother in-law) Died May 10, 1957, Luneburg, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars First Battle of the Marne, World War II Commands held Army Group Vistula, 21st Army, 14th Army Similar People Gotthard Heinrici, Georg‑Hans Reinhardt, Ernst Busch, Dietrich von Saucken, Walter Model

Kurt von Tippelskirch (9 October 1891 – 10 May 1957) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany 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

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (18 November 1914) & 1st Class (20 December 1919)

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

References

Kurt von Tippelskirch Wikipedia

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