Ruediger Pipkorn
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Rüdiger Pipkorn | |
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| Born | 19 November 1909 |
| Died | 25 April 1945 (aged 35) Halbe, Germany |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service | Army
 Waffen SS |
| Years of service | 1939–45 |
| Rank | Oberst and Standartenführer |
| Unit | 35th SS-Police Grenadier Division |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
Rüdiger Pipkorn (19 November 1909 – 25 April 1945) was an Oberst (Colonel), and a temporary Standartenführer (Colonel) in the Waffen SS during World War II. He was killed in action in 1945, while in command of the 35th SS and Police Grenadier Division.
In the spring of 1945, he was given command of the 35th SS and Police Grenadier Division, which by April was in positions on the Neisse River near Guben, southeast of Berlin. The Soviet Berlin offensive had started on 16 April. He was killed in action on 25 April 1945 while attempting to break out of the Halbe pocket.
References
Further reading
- Mitcham, Samuel W (2007). Retreat to the Reich : the German defeat in France, 1944. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3384-7.
- Mitcham, Samuel W (2007). The German Defeat in the East, 1944–45. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3371-7.
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