Ernst Philipp (Major General)
Ernst Georg Kurt Philipp (born October 13, 1912 in Senitz, Lower Silesia , † 2005 ) was a German officer , most recently major general in the Bundeswehr .
Life
Philipp served in the army during the Second World War , as an officer in the armored force , among other things in the general staff of the 8th Army and in the Army Group South .
In 1952 Philipp was appointed to the Blank office (later the Federal Ministry of Defense ) as a tank specialist. In the Bundeswehr he was, among other things, commander of the Combat Troop School II .
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st class
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with oak leaves
- Knight's Cross on November 28, 1940
- Oak leaves on September 30, 1944 (599th award)
- Large Federal Cross of Merit 1971
literature
- Peter Stockert: The oak leaves 1940–1945 , Bad Friedrichshall, 2011.
Individual evidence
- ^ National Council of the National Front of Democratic Germany. Documentation Center of the State Archives Administration of the GDR (Ed.): "Braunbuch". War and Nazi criminals in the Federal Republic and West Berlin. State, economy, administration, army, justice, science . Staatsverlag der DDR, Berlin 1968. ( Online with Google Book Search ).
- ↑ Helmut R. Hammerich (ed.), Rudolf J. Schlaffer (ed.): Military build-up generations of the Bundeswehr 1955 to 1970 , p. 237. ( limited preview on Google Book Search ).
- ↑ Walther-Peer Fellgiebel : The bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945 - The holder of the highest award of the Second World War of all parts of the Wehrmacht . Dörfler Verlag, Eggolsheim 2004, ISBN 3-7909-0284-5 , p. 276 .
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| SURNAME | Philipp, Ernst |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Philipp, Ernst Georg Kurt (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, most recently major general in the Bundeswehr |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 13, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Senitz, Lower Silesia |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2005 |