Generalmajor Rudolf (Rolf) Lippert Born: 29 Oct 1900 in Leipzig Died: 01 Apr 1945 near Bielefeld, Westphalia (KIA) Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Gefreiter (09 Dec 1918); Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (25 Dec 1918); F�hnrich (01 Nov 1921); Oberf�hnrich (01 Nov 1922); Leutnant (01 Dec 1922); Oberleutnant (01 Nov 1927); Rittmeister (01 May 1934); Major (01 Dec 1938); Oberstleutnant (01 Oct 1941); Oberst (01 Jun 1943); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1945) Career:
Entered Army Service (28 Jun 1918)
Fahnenjunker in the 97th Infantry-Regiment (28 Jun 1918-08 Oct 1918)
In the Field with the 97th Infantry-Regiment (08 Oct 1918-31 May 1919)
Transferred into the 49th Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (31 May 1919-22 Sep 1919)
Transferred into the 8th Reichswehr-Rifle-Regiment (22 Sep 1919-31 Dec 1920)
Detached to Sports-Course of the 4th Reichswehr-Brigade at Magdeburg (20 Nov 1919-01 Jan 1920)
Transferred into the 3rd Infantry-Regiment (31 Dec 1920-01 Jul 1921)
Detached to the Weapons School Munich (04 Jan 1921-20 Aug 19210
Transferred into the 12th Mounted-Regiment (01 Jul 1921-01 Dec 1929)
Detached to the Cavalry-School Hannover (15 Oct 1921-15 Aug 1922)
Detached to the Cavalry-School Hannover (15 Sep 1927-18 Aug 1928)
Participant at the Olympic Games in Amsterdam, 4th in Equestrian/Eventing (Military Riding) (Team) (1928)
Detached as Readier to the Cavalry-School Hannover (01 Oct 1929-16 Nov 1929)
Transferred to the Training-Squadron of the 12th Mounted-Regiment (01 Dec 1929-15 Jul 1930)
Detached as Readier to the Cavalry-School Hannover (15 Jul 1930-01 May 1933)
Transferred to the Special-Detachment of the Cavalry-School; Member of the Riding Committee of the German Olympics Committee for the Preparation of the Olympic Games in Berlin 1936 (01 May 1933-06 Oct 1936)
Gold Medal in the Olympic Games in Berlin in Equestrian/Eventing (Military Riding) Team-Competition and 6th Place in the Individuals (1936)
Squadron-Chief in the 15th Cavalry-Regiment (06 Oct 1936-10 Nov 1938)
Instructor at the Army Riding and Transport School Hannover (10 Nov 1938-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 216th Reconnaissance-Battalion (26 Aug 1939-29 Jan 1940)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH & Detached to the Staff of the Commissioner for Horse Matters & Studs with Commander-in-Chief East (29 Jan 1940-20 Jun 1940)
Commander of the 9th Reconnaisance-Battalion (20 Jun 1940-08 Dec 1941)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 15th Cavalry-Replacement-Regiment (08 Dec 1941-18 Dec 1941)
Commander of the 15th Bicycle-Training-Battalion (18 Dec 1941-01 Jan 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (01 Jan 1943-22 Jan 1943)
Detached to Panzer Troop School W�nsdorf (22 Jan 1943-24 Jan 1943)
Transferred to Panzer Troop School W�nsdorf (24 Jan 1943-11 Feb 1943)
Detached to the 11th Panzer-Training-Battalion (11 Feb 1943-08 Jul 1943)
Detached to Army-Group S�d as Regimental-Leader-Reserve (08 Jul 1943-25 Aug 1943)
Delegated with the Leadership of Panzer-Regiment Gro�deutschland (25 Aug 1943-04 Sep 1943)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH - Detached to the Tiger-Courses in Erlangen (04 Sep 1943-01 Nov 1943)
Commander of the 31st Panzer-Regiment (01 Nov 1943-28 Jul 1944)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (28 Jul 1944-16 Oct 1944)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 5th Panzer-Division (16 Oct 1944-01 Jan 1945)
Commander of the 5th Panzer-Division (01 Jan 1945-10 Feb 1945)
Taken ill - left Kurland (10 Feb 1945-01 Apr 1945)
Killed (01 Apr 1945)
Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz: am 09.06.1944 als Oberst und Kommandeur des Panzer-Regiment 31
- 1914 EK II
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938
- Spange zum EK II
- 1939 EK I
- �rmelband �Kurland�
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