Kurt von Tippelskirch (9 October 1891 – May 10, 1957) was a general in the German Army during World War II.
Kurt von Tippelskirch was born on 9 October 1891 in Berlin (Charlottenburg). His wife's name was Elly (née Gallencamp) von Tippelskirch.
His son, Adolf-Hilmar von Tippelskirch, received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 September 1941 as a Lieutenant-Colonel (Oberstleutnant), while serving as Chief of the 1st Battery of Artillery R...
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Kurt von Tippelskirch (9 October 1891 – May 10, 1957) was a general in the German Army during World War II.
Kurt von Tippelskirch was born on 9 October 1891 in Berlin (Charlottenburg). His wife's name was Elly (née Gallencamp) von Tippelskirch.
His son, Adolf-Hilmar von Tippelskirch, received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 September 1941 as a Lieutenant-Colonel (Oberstleutnant), while serving as Chief of the 1st Battery of Artillery Regiment 3 on the northern sector of the Eastern Front. As a Major in the General Staff, he was killed in action near Mogilev in Russia on 28 June 1944.
His brother-in-Law, Artillery General (General der Artillerie) Curt Gallencamp (17 February 1890 to April 1958), received the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross on 19 November 1941. He received the Knight's Cross while commanding the 78th Infantry Division on the Eastern Front.
Kurt von Tippelskirch surrendered to the United States Army on 2 May 1945. He surrendered in the vicinity of Lübeck –...
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