(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)

Generalarzt Dr.med. Rudolf Lipf
Born: 06 Jun 1887 in Munich (M�nchen)
Died: 20 Mar 1974 in Munich (M�nchen)
Doctorate in Medicine:
Promotions:
Unterarzt (11 Oct 1914); Assistenzarzt der Landwehr II (13 Oct 1915); Assistenzarzt (14 Dec 1917); Oberarzt (12 Oct 1918); Stabsarzt (01 Nov 1923); Oberstabarzt (01 Sep 1933); Oberfeldarzt (01 Apr 1936); Oberstarzt (01 Oct 1938); Generalarzt (01 Jul 1942)
Career:
Entered Prussian Army Service (01 Sep 1914)
War Volunteer Physician in the (1. th�ringische) 31st Infantry-Regiment (01 Sep 1914-30 Oct 1914)
Transferred into the 48th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (30 Oct 1914-22 Nov 1914)
Transferred into the 24th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (22 Nov 1914-14 Dec 1914)
Severely wounded, in Hospital (14 Dec 1914-02 Mar 1915)
Transferred into the Replacement-Battalion of the 24th Reserve-Infantry-Regiment (02 Mar 1915-14 Mar 1916)
In the Field with the 109th Landwehr-Infantry-Regiment (14 Mar 1916-04 Oct 1916)
Battalion-Medic in the 111st Landwehr-Infantry-Regiment (04 Oct 1916-03 Jul 1917)
Transferred to Field-Hospital 321 (03 Jul 1917-03 Nov 1917)
Retired (03 Nov 1917)
Entered Bavarian Army Service (14 Oct 1917)
With the 12th Field-Artillery-Regiment (14 Dec 1917-08 Jan 1918)
Battalion-Medic in the 32nd Bavarian Infantry-Regiment (08 Jan 1918-1918)
Detached to Course at the Army Gas School Berlin (15 Feb 1918-02 Mar 1918)
Wounded, remained with the Troop (11 Jun 1918)
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In Medical-Squadron M�nchen of the 7th Medical-Battalion, Munich (1932-01 Apr 1938)
Division-Medic of the 2nd Mountain-Division (01 Apr 1938-30 Jun 1940)
At the same time, Commander of the 42nd Mountain-Medical-Battalion (1938-26 Aug 1939)
Corps-Medic of Mountain-Corps Norwegen (30 Jun 1940-10 Nov 1942)
Corps-Medic of XIX. Mountain-Corps (10 Nov 1942-05 Dec 1942)
Army-Medic of the 16th Army (05 Dec 1942-01 Sep 1944)
Army-Medic of Army High Command Norwegen & Wehrmacht-Commander Norway (01 Sep 1944-18 Dec 1944)
Army-Medic of the 20th Mountain-Army & Wehrmacht-Commander Norway (18 Dec 1944-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-1947)
Released (1947)

Awards & Decorations:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber: am 22.10.1944 als Generalarzt und Armeearzt der 16. Armee
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Bayer. Milit�r-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Silber
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- 1939 Spange zum EK II. Klasse
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Medaille �Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/1942�
- Finn. Freiheitskreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern: 19.01.1944


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