Kurt Röpke

Kurt Röpke
Born	29 November 1896 Solingen
Died	21 July 1966(1966-07-21) (aged 69) Göttingen
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945)
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914 - 1945
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	320. Infanterie-Division 46. Infanterie Division XXIX. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of the Caucasus Battle of Kursk Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive First Jassy–Kishinev Offensive Operation Frühlingserwachen
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Kurt Röpke (29 November 1896 – 21 July 1966) was a German general who commanded several divisions during World War II. 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 (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black
• Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg
• Cross of Honor
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (3 July 1941)
  • 1st Class (18 July 1941)
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold (9 October 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 18 November 1943 as Generalmajor and commander of 46. Infanterie Division
  • 830th Oak Leaves on 14 April 1945 as General der Infanterie and commander of XXIX.Armeekorps
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (6 March 1944)

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-2300-3.

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com
• Kurt Röpke @ Axis Biographical Research

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Georg-Wilhelm Postel	Commander of 320. Infanterie-Division 26 May 1943 – 20 August 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Georg-Wilhelm Postel
Preceded by General der Infanterie Arthur Hauffe	Commander of 46. Infanterie-Division 20 August 1943 – 10 July 1944	Succeeded by Oberst Curt Ewrigmann
Preceded by General der Artillerie Anton-Reichard Freiherr von Mauchenheim und Bechtolsheim	Commander of XXIX. Armeekorps 1 September 1944 – April 1945	Succeeded by None