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Personal Life

Kurt von Tippelskirch was born on 9th October, 1891 in Berlin (Charlottenburg). His wife's name was Elly (née Gallencamp) von Tippelskirch. His son, Adolf-Hilmar von Tippelskirch, received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 September 1941 as an Oberleutnant, while serving as Chief of the 1st Battery of Artillery Regiment 3 on the northern sector of the Eastern Front. He was killed in action near Mogilev in Russia as a Major in the General Staff On 28 June 1944. His brother-in-Law, General der Artillerie Curt Gallencamp (17 February 1890 - April 1958), received the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross on 19 November 1941, while commanding the 78th Infantry Division on the Eastern Front. October 9 is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in Leap years). ... Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... This article is about the capital of Germany. ... Location of Charlottenburg in Berlin Charlottenburg palace Charlottenburg is an area of Berlin within the borough of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf. ... The penultimate expression of the award: the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross with golden Oakleaves, Swords and Diamonds. ... September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... Oberleutnant is a rank of the German military which dates from the early 19th century. ... Mogilev, or Mahilyow (Belarusian: ; Russian: , translit. ... is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ...

Army Career

Kurt von Tippelskirch entered the Army passing the Cadet Corps on 3 March 1910. March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (63rd in leap years). ... Year 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

• Lieutenant von Tippelskirch was captured by the French during the Battle of the Marne in September 1914.
• After he was released from captivity in 1920 Kurt von Tippelskirch became a Chief of the 4th Company of Infantry regiment 9.
• Between 1924 and 1933: von Tippelskirch served in several staff positions, commander of Infantry Regiment 27 (1934) and later transferred to Defense Ministry (1936).
• In 1938 to 1941: Kurt von Tippelskirch was appointed Staff for Intelligence in the Army General Staff and worked analyzing intelligence data connected to Germany’s campaigns of the war and Operation Barbarossa.
• 5 January to 5 June 1942: General lieutenant von Tippelskirch commander of the 30th Infantry Division belonging to the 16th Army of Generaloberst Ernst Busch (Army Group North).
• 27th August, 1942: 1st February 1943 General of Infantry Kurt von Tippelskirch served in Italian 8th Army on the Eastern Front.
• 18 February to 4 June 1944: von Tipelskirch was commanding general of the XII Army Corps on the Eastern Front, and in June to July of 1944 he assumed temporary command of the 4th Army.
• 18 July 1944: von Tippelskirch was injured in an airplane crash^[1] and 31 October 1944 to 22 February 1945 delegated to the Western Front (leader of 1st Army in Lorraine and 14th Army in Italy).
• 26 December, 1944: von launched Operation Winter Thunderstorm, which held off the Allied forces until 1945.^[2]
• 27 April 1945: to 2 May 1945: von Tippelskirch was the leader of 21st Army in the Eastern Front operating in Branderburg and Mecklenburg.
• 29 April, 1945 to 1 May 1945: von Tippelskirch was theleader of Army Group Weichsel (Vistula). For the especially successful leadership in German Army, von Tippelskirch was decorated and awarded.
• 2 May 1945: von Tippelskirch surrendered to the United States Army.^[2]

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After the War

Kurt von Tippelskirch surrendered to the US Army on 2nd May 1945 in the vicinity of Lübeck – Schwerin - Wismar (Germany). After the war, von Tippelskirch wrote several books on military history (e.g. History of the Second World War, 1951). Kurt von Tippelskirch died 10th May 1957 at Lüneburg (Niedersachsen). May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... Year 1945and died 2007 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Lübeck ( pronunc. ... Schwerin is a town in northern Germany. ... Wismar is a small port and Hanseatic League town in northern Germany on the Baltic Sea, in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, about 45 km due east of Lübeck, and 30 km due north of Schwerin. ... With an area of 47,618 km² and nearly eight million inhabitants, Lower Saxony (German Niedersachsen) lies in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the countrys sixteen Bundesländer (federal states). ...

Ranks

• Fähnrich: 3 March 1910
• Leutnant: 20 March 1911 (Patent 24 June 1909)
• Major: 1 April 1928
• Oberstleutnant: 1 February 1933
• Oberst: 1 March 1935
• Generalmajor: 1 April 1938
• Generalleutnant: 1 June 1940
• General der Infanterie: 27 August 1942 (RDA 1 February 1942)

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See also

• Battle of Berlin

Combatants Soviet Union Communist Poland Nazi Germany Commanders 1st Belorussian Front – Georgiy Zhukov 2nd Belorussian Front – Konstantin Rokossovskiy 1st Ukrainian Front – Ivan Konev Army Group Vistula – Gotthard Heinrici then Kurt von Tippelskirch[2] Army Group Centre – Ferdinand Schörner Berlin Defense Area – Helmuth Reymann then Helmuth Weidling #[3] Strength 2...

References

1. ^ Some of the prisoners held at Special Camp 11. Retrieved on 2 July 2007.
2. ^ ^{a b} Spartacus Educational. Kurt von Tippelskirch. Retrieved on 2 July 2007.