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Kurt von Tippelskirch

Kurt von Tippelskirch
Born(1891-10-09)9 October 1891
Charlottenburg, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died10 May 1957(1957-05-10) (aged 65)
Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, West Germany
Allegiance German Empire
 Weimar Republic
 Nazi Germany
Service / branch Imperial German Army
 Reichsheer
 German Army
Years of service1910–45
RankGeneral der Infanterie
Commands30th Infantry Division
XII Army Corps
1st Army
14th Army
21st Army
Army Group Vistula
Battles / wars
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
RelationsCurt Gallenkamp (brother-in-law)

Kurt Oskar Heinrich Ludwig Wilhelm von[1] Tippelskirch (9 October 1891 – 10 May 1957) was a German general during World War II who commanded several armies and Army Group Vistula. He surrendered to the United States Army on 2 May 1945. Tippelskirch wrote several books, such as the History of the Second World War, 1951. He died in 1957.

  1. ^ In German personal names, von is a preposition which approximately means 'of' or 'from' and usually denotes some sort of nobility. While von (always lower case) is part of the family name or territorial designation, not a first or middle name, if the noble is referred to by their last name, use Schiller, Clausewitz or Goethe, not von Schiller, etc.

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