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Philipps, Karl

Date of birth:
May 8th, 1920 (Höxter/Westphalia, Germany)
Date of death:
May 5th, 1982 (Bielefeld/Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Karl Philipps reached the rank of Hauptmann. After the war he studied theology and eventually became a member of the church government of the Westphalian Protestant Church based in Bielefeld.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
Unit:
Lehr-Brigade (motorisiert) 900, Heer
Awarded on:
July 2nd, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
Unit:
Chef, 5. Kompanie, II. Bataillon, Panzergrenadier-Lehr-Regiment 901, Panzer-Lehr-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
April 7th, 1944
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
Panzergrenadier-Lehr-Regiment 901, Panzer-Lehr-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
August 7th, 1944
Ehrenblattspange des Heeres und Waffen-SS

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