Wilhelm Philipps (General)

Wilhelm Philipps (born July 29, 1894 in Barmen ; † February 13, 1971 in Bonn ) was a German officer , last lieutenant general in World War II .

Life

Philipps served as an officer in the First World War . After the war he switched to the Reichswehr and worked as a commander in various units. During the Second World War he was in command of the 3rd Panzer Division .

Awards

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
Clasp for the Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st class
German cross in gold on December 30, 1944
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on March 5, 1945

Individual evidence

↑ 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 .
↑ 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 .

personal data
SURNAME	Philipps, Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German officer, most recently lieutenant general in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH	July 29, 1894
PLACE OF BIRTH	Barmen
DATE OF DEATH	February 13, 1971
Place of death	Bonn

[1] 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 .

[2] 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 .