Kurt von Tippelskirch | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 October 1891 Charlottenburg, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | 10 May 1957 (aged 65) Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, West Germany |
| Allegiance |  German Empire  Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
| Service |  Imperial German Army Reichsheer German Army |
| Years of service | 1910–45 |
| Rank | General der Infanterie |
| Commands | 30th Infantry Division XII Army Corps 1st Army 14th Army 21st Army Army Group Vistula |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
| Relations | Curt 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.
- ^ 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.