Fritz-Georg von Rappard

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Fritz-Georg Hugo Karl von Rappard (born August 15, 1892 in Sögeln , † January 29, 1946 in Velikije Luki , Soviet Union ) was a German lieutenant general in World War II .

Life

Rappard began his military career in the spring of 1911 as a flag junior in the Prussian army . He was promoted to lieutenant on October 23, 1912 with the Westphalian Jäger Battalion No. 7 . Rappard took part in the First World War and was awarded both classes of the Iron Cross and the Wound Badge in Black.

In 1924 he joined the Reichswehr . On August 1, 1937, he became a lieutenant colonel . The promotion to colonel took place on April 1, 1939.

At the beginning of the Second World War he was in command of the 277th Infantry Regiment. From February 3, 1942, he was in command of the 83rd Infantry Division , to which the 277th Infantry Regiment belonged, for a month . His division fought in 1942 in the Velikiye Luki area and the Battle of Velikiye Luki . On November 1, 1942 he was promoted to major general and he was commander of the 7th Infantry Division with interruptions until August 1944 . On August 1, 1943, he was promoted to lieutenant general. In this capacity, he was awarded the German Cross in Gold on June 1, 1944 , and Rappard awarded him the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on October 20, 1944 and the Knight's Cross on February 24, 1945 (751st award).

After the end of the war in Velikiye Luki, Rappard was found guilty of a war criminal by a military tribunal of the Red Army with seven other members of the 277 Infantry Regiment, including his successor as regimental commander Eduard von Saß , and hanged in 1946. The allegations were war crimes and crimes against the population in Velikiye Luki.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Samuel W. Mitcham: German Order of Battle: 1st-290th Infantry divisions in World War II . Stackpole Books, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8117-3416-5 , pp. 140 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  2. ^ Samuel W. Mitcham: German Order of Battle: 1st-290th Infantry divisions in World War II . Stackpole Books, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8117-3416-5 , pp. 139 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  3. ^ A b Samuel W. Mitcham: German Order of Battle: 1st-290th Infantry divisions in World War II . Stackpole Books, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8117-3416-5 , pp. 45 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  4. ↑ Wolfgang Keilig: The Generals of the Army 1939-1945. Friedberg 1983, p. 268.
  5. ↑ Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearers 1939-1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 .
  6. ↑ Andreas Weigelt, Klaus-Dieter Müller, Thomas Schaarschmidt, Mike Schmeitzner (eds.): Death sentences of Soviet military tribunals against Germans (1944-1947). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, p. 581; Excerpt from books.google.de
personal data
SURNAME Rappard, Fritz-Georg von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rappard, Fritz-Georg Hugo Karl von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Lieutenant General in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH August 15, 1892
PLACE OF BIRTH Sang
DATE OF DEATH January 29, 1946
Place of death Velikiye Luki , Soviet Union