Theodor von Hippel

This article is about the 20th century intelligence officer. For the 18th century satirist, see Theodor Gottlieb von Hippel the Elder. For his nephew, see Theodor Gottlieb von Hippel the Younger.
Theodor von Hippel
Born(1890-01-19)19 January 1890
Thorn, Province of West Prussia, German Empire present-day Toruń, Poland
Died1 January 1977(1977-01-01) (aged 86)
Kiel, West Germany
Allegiance German Empire
 Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany
Service / branchArmy (Wehrmacht)
Years of service1914–18
1935–43
RankOberstleutnant
CommandsLehr-Regiment Brandenburg z.b.V. 800
Battles / warsWorld War I

World War II

AwardsIron Cross 1st Class

Theodor-Gottlieb von Hippel (19 January 1890 – 1 January 1977)[1] was the German Army and intelligence officer responsible for the formation and training of the Brandenburgers commando unit.

  1. ^ Immo Eberl, Helmut Marcon (1984): 150 Jahre Promotion an der Wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität Tübingen: Biographien der Doktoren, Ehrendoktoren und Habilitierten 1830–1980. Stuttgart, Germany: K. Theiss. ISBN 3-8062-0409-8, p. 235.