Walter von Hippel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German General and Knight's Cross recipients
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Place of Birth: Zagwiździe, Opole Voivodeship, Poland
About Walter von Hippel
- Generalleutnant Walter von Hippel (Luftwaffe) (27 May 1897 – 29 November 1972) was a general in the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several flak divisions.
- He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
- Promotions: Portepee-Fähnrich: 8 August 1914 Degen-Fähnrich: 21 December 1914 (Patent 24 December 1914) Leutnant (without Patent): 24 December 1914 (Patent established 27 January 1915) Oberleutnant: 10 August 1925 (RDA 1 April 1925) Rittmeister/Hauptmann: 1 April 1931 Major: 1 January 1936 Oberstleutnant: 1 January 1939 Oberst: 19 July 1940 Generalmajor: 1 April 1943 Generalleutnant: 1 August 1944Commands & Assignments: 8 August 1914 – 23 December 1914: Portepee-Fähnrich in Infanterie-Regiment Großherzhog von Sachsen (5.
- Thüringisches) Nr.94. 24 December 1914 – 11 March 1915: Platoon Leader, Infantry Regiment 94. 11 March 1915 – 5 October 1915: Wounded/hospital. 18 May 1915 – 11 September 1915: At the same, detached to War School Courses in Kassel. 6 October 1915 – 13 August 1916: Company chief in Infantry Regiment 94. 14 August 1916 – 21 August 1916: Deputy Adjutant of I./Infantry Regiment 94. 22 August 1916 – 4 November 1916: Sick/in hospital. 5 November 1916 – 1 September 1918: Adjutant of I./Infantry Regiment 94. 1 September 1917 – 20 October 1917: At the same time, detached as Deputy Adjutant of Infantry Regiment 94.
- 2 September 1918-8 October 1918: Commander of I./Infantry Regiment 94. 8 October 1918 – 17 July 1919: Wounded and in British captivity. 17 July 1919 – 24 August 1919: At the disposal of.
- 25 August 1919-4 September 1919: Ordnance Officer on the staff of Brigade von Taysen / Guard Cavalry Schützen Division. 5 September 1919 – 14 May 1920: Ordnance Officer on the staff of Schützen Regiment 59, unit later renamed Infantry Regiment 6. 15 May 1920 – 18 May 1920: Ordnance Officer on the staff of Infantry Regiment 5. 19 May 1920 – 31 August 1920: Ordnance Officer on the staff of II (Guard Jäger Battalion)/Infantry Regiment 5. 1 September 1920 – 31 December 1920: Platoon leader in Infantry Regiment 5. 3 September 1920 – 20 October 1920: At the same time, detached as Deputy Ordnance Officer to the Operations Officer (Ia) of Reichswehr Brigade 3. 1 January 1921 – 23 October 1921: Platoon leader in Infantry Regiment 9. 24 October 1921 – 22 October 1922: Detached as Commandant of Staff Quarters on the staff of the 3rd Division. 23 October 1922 – 25 August 1924: Platoon leader in Infantry Regiment 9. 25 June 1923 – 15 July 1923: At the same time, detached as deputy company leader in Infantry Regiment 9. 26 August 1924 – 14 October 1926: Transferred to the staff of Infantry Regiment 9. 15 October 1926 – 30 September 1929: Platoon leader in Infantry Regiment 9. 4 April 1927 – 12 June 1927: Detached to II Officers' Weapons School Course Dresden. 1 April 1928 – 30 September 1928: Detached as Assistance Officer to the Operations Officer (Ia) on the staff of the 3rd Division. 1 April 1929 – 30 September 1929: Detached to II./Schiffsstamm-Division, Baltic Sea. 1 October 1929 – 30 September 1932: Transferred to Cavalry Regiment 11 and, at the same time, detached as Training Officer to the Commanding Officer of Oppeln. 1 October 1932 – 31 March 1933: On the staff of the Training Battalion of Infantry Regiment 9. 10 January 1933 – 31 March 1933: Detached to Tactical Technical Officers' Course with the Kraftfahr-Lehrstab [Motorized Instruction/Demonstration Staff], Berlin. 1 April 1933 – 21 May 1934: Company chief in Infantry Regiment 9. 22 May 1934 – 24 September 1934: Leader of Machinegun Experimental Command Döberitz. 22 May 1934 – 8 June 1934: Detached to the Air Defense Course Pillau. 19 July 1934 – 28 July 1934: Detached to Antiaircraft Machinegun Course in Schillig-Reede. 24 August 1934 – 19 September 1934: Detached to Antiaircraft Machinegun Course at the Flak School Döberitz and Wustrow. 25 September 1934 – 31 March 1935: Company chief in Transport Battalion Brandenburg. 1 April 1935: Transferred from the Army to the Luftwaffe. 1 April 1935 – 30 September 1935: Battery chief in Flak Battalion Brandenburg. 1 October 1935 – 31 December 1935: Staff of Higher Flak Artillery Commander II. 1 January 1936 – 31 March 1936: Chief Personnel Officer (IIa) on the staff of Higher Flak Artillery Commander II. 1 April 1936 – 31 March 1938: Operations officer (Ia) to the Senior Commander of Flak Artillery in Luftkreis [Air District] II. 1 April 1938 – 14 October 1938: Chief of Staff, Luftgau [Air Zone] Command IV, Dresden. 15 October 1938 – 14 November 1938: Commander of IV./Luftwaffe Regiment "General Göring." 15 November 1938 – 26 January 1939: Commander of II./Luftwaffe Regiment "General Göring." 27 January 1939 – 30 September 1939: Commander of IV./Luftwaffe Regiment "General Göring." 1 October 1939 – 5 July 1940: Commander of Flak-Regiment 102 (motorized). 6 July 1940 – 7 September 1940: Commander of Flak-Regiment 43 in Dessau. 8 September 1940 – 3 February 1941: Tactics Instructor at the Air War Academy, Berlin-Gatow. 4 February 1941 – 31 March 1941: Commander of Flak-Brigade 1. 1 April 1941 – 30 June 1942: Commander of Flak-Brigade X. 1 July 1942 – 19 April 1944: Commander of 3.
- Flak-Division, Hamburg. 20 April 1944 – 31 January 1945: Commander of 25.
- Flak-Division. 1 February 1945 – 8 May 1945: Flak Leader of the 10th Army in Italy. 1 May 1944 – 8 May 1945: At the same time, Higher Flak Leader Italy. 8 May 1945 – 1948: British prisoner of war. 9 January 1946 transferred to Island Farm Special Camp 11 from Camp 1 12 May 1948 transferred to Camp 186 for repatriation
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