Rudolf Lippert

Rolf Lippert
Born	29 October 1900 Leipzig
Died	1 April 1945 (1945-05) (aged 44) near Bielefeld
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	5. Panzer-Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Olympic medal record
Men's Equestrian
	1936 Berlin	Team eventing

Rudolf "Rolf" Lippert (29 October 1900 in Leipzig – 1 April 1945 in Bielefeld) was a German horse rider who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

In 1936 he and his horse Fasan won the gold medal as part of the German eventing team in the team eventing competition after finishing sixth in the individual eventing competition.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
• Cross of Honor
• Sudetenland Medal
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 June 1944 as Oberst and commander of Panzer-Regiment 31
• Ärmelband Kurland

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.

External links

• Rolf Lippert - Profile on DatabaseOlympic.com