About Ernst Philipp
Lived 1912 – 2005 (aged 92). Ernst Philipp was a military personnel.
Ernst-Georg Kurt Philipp (13 October 1912 – 16 March 2005) was a German officer (Oberst) in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a Generalmajor in the Bundeswehr. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany
Awards and decorations Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (29 September 1939) & 1st Class (21 October 1939)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight's Cross on 28 November 1940 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 4./Panzer-Regiment 1 599th Oak Leaves on 30 September 1944 as Major and Panzer officer of the Stab AOK 8 (8. Armee)
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Who was Ernst Philipp?
German general and Knight's Cross recipient
When was Ernst Philipp born?
Ernst Philipp was born on 13 October 1912 in Sienice.
When did Ernst Philipp die?
Ernst Philipp died on 16 March 2005 in Warendorf.
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Ernst Philipp was a military personnel.
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