Rolf Lippert | |
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Born | October 29, 1900 |
Died | 1 April 1945 (aged 44) |
Place of birth | Leipzig |
Place of death | 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 |
Rudolf "Rolf" Lippert (born 29 October 1900 in Leipzig; died 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
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- 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[1]
- Ärmelband Kurland
References[]
- Citations
- ↑ Scherzer 2007, p. 510.
- 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
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