Ernst Philipp
Appearance
Ernst-Georg Philipp | |
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Born | Senitz | 13 October 1912
Died | 16 March 2005 Warendorf | (aged 92)
Allegiance | Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
Service | Heer |
Years of service | 1931–45 1955–71 |
Rank | Oberst (Wehrmacht) Generalmajor (Bundeswehr) |
Commands | Panzer-Regiment 1 (Wehrmacht) 3rd Panzer Brigade (Bundeswehr) |
Battles / wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Ernst-Georg Kurt Philipp (13 October 1912 – 16 March 2005) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a Generalmajor in the Bundeswehr. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- Panzer Badge
- Eastern Front Medal
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 28 November 1940 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 4./Panzer-Regiment 1[2]
- 599th Oak Leaves on 30 September 1944 as Major and Panzer officer of the Stab AOK 8 (8. Armee)[3]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
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