Years of service 1910–45 Rank General der Infanterie | Name Kurt Tippelskirch Service/branch German Army | |
Born 9 October 1891
Charlottenburg, 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 I
First Battle of the Marne
World 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.
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