Carl Hilpert
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| Carl Hilpert | |
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 Generaloberst Carl Hilpert |
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| Born | 12 September 1888 Nuremberg, Bavaria |
| Died | 1 February 1947 (aged 58) Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch | Army |
| Years of service | 1907–1945 |
| Rank | Generaloberst |
| Commands held | XXIII Corps 16th Army Army Group Courland |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Carl Hilpert (12 September 1888 – 24 December 1948) was an officer in the German Army during World War II.
Hilpert was born in Nuremberg, Bavaria.
During the last stages of World War II, Hilpert commanded the German troops which had been surrounded by the Soviet Army in the Courland Pocket. On 7 May 1945, Head of State (Staatsoberhaupt) and German President (Reichspräsident) Karl Dönitz ordered Colonel-General (Generaloberst) Carl Hilpert, to surrender Army Group Courland. Hilpert was the army group's last commander-in-chief.[1] Hilpert surrendered himself, his personal staff, and three divisions of the XXXVIII Corps to Marshal of the Soviet Union Leonid Govorov. Hilpert sent the following message to his troops:
To all ranks! Marshall Govorod (sic) has agreed to a cease-fire beginning at 14:00 hours on 8 May. Troops to be informed immediately. White flags to be displayed. Commander expects loyal implementation of order, on which the fate of all Courland troops depends.[2]
He died two years later as prisoner in Moscow on 1 February 1947.
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Command history [edit]
- Commanding Officer - Tübingen Regiment - 1935
- Commanding Officer - 35th Regiment - 1935 to 1937
- Chief-of-Staff - IX Corps - 1937 to 1939
- Chief-of-Staff - Army Detachment A - 1939
- Chief-of-Staff - Frontier Section South, Poland - 1939 to 1940
- Chief-of-Staff - 1st Army, France - 1940
- Chief-of-Staff - Army Group D, Occupied France - 1940 to 1942
- Chief-of-Staff - Commander in Chief West, Occupied France - 1941 to 1942
- In reserve - 1942
- Acting General Officer Commanding - LIX Corps - 1942
- General Officer Commanding - XXIII Corps - 1942 to 1943
- General Officer Commanding - LIV Corps - 1943
- General Officer Commanding - XXVI Corps - 1943
- General Officer Commanding - I Army Corps - 1 January to 20 January 1944
- General Officer Commanding - I Army Corps - 1 May to 1 August 1944
- Acting General Officer Commanding - 16th Army, Eastern Front - 1944 to 1945
- Acting Commander-in-Chief - Army Group North, Eastern Front - 1945
- Deputy Commander-in-Chief - Army Group Courland, Eastern Front - 1945
- General Officer Commanding - 16th Army, Eastern Front - 1945
- Commander-in-Chief - Army Group Courland, Eastern Front - 25 March to 8 May 1945
- Prisoner of war - 1945 to 1948
Awards and decorations [edit]
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class (7 October 1914)
- 1st Class (18 October 1916)
- Cross of Honor
- Anschluss Medal
- Sudetenland Medal
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (20 April 1940)
- 1st Class (16 June 1940)
- Eastern Front Medal
- German Cross in Gold (19 February 1943)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 22 August 1943 as General der Infanterie and commander of the LIV. Armee-Korps
- 542nd Oaks Leaves on 8 August 1944 as General der Infanterie and commander of the I. Armee-Korps
- Mentioned twice in the Wehrmachtbericht (18 August 1944 and 9 May 1945)
- Ärmelband Kurland
Footnotes [edit]
- ^ May 12, 1945 (From the Soviet Information Bureau Our Victory) part of the RIA Novosti 60 anniversary of surrender project notes that Hilpert was commander of the XXXVIII Corps, it explains why only 3 divisions surrenderd with him
- ^ Hans Dollinger The Decline and Fall of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan -, Library of Congress Catalogue Card Number 67-27047, Page 290
References [edit]
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Schaulen, Fritjof (2003). Eichenlaubträger 1940 - 1945 Zeitgeschichte in Farbe I Abraham - Huppertz (in German). Selent, Germany: Pour le Mérite. ISBN 3-932381-20-3.
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| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by General der Infanterie Martin Grase |
Commander of I. Armeekorps 1 January 1944-20 January 1944 |
Succeeded by General der Artillerie Walter Hartmann |
| Preceded by General der Artillerie Walter Hartmann |
Commander of I. Armeekorps 1 May 1944-1 August 1944 |
Succeeded by General der Infanterie Theodor Busse |
| Preceded by General der Infanterie Paul Laux |
Commander of 16. Armee 3 September 1944 – 10 March 1945 |
Succeeded by General der Infanterie Ernst-Anton von Krosigk |
| Preceded by General Lothar Rendulic |
Commander of Army Group Courland 25 March 1945-8 May 1945 |
Succeeded by none |
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