Julius Riepe

Julius Riepe (18 December 1903 – 22 June 1983) was a Sturmbannführer, in the Waffen SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.

Awards and decorations

 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class
 * 1st Class
 * Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (25 October 1944)
 * German Cross in Gold (13 February 1944)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 13 January 1945 as Sturmbannführer and leader of the I. / SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 40 "Horst Wessel"