Röpke, Kurt
					
							
							
							  
								- Date of birth:
 
								- November 29th, 1896 (Solingen/Rhineprovince, Germany)
 
							  
								- Date of death:
 
								- July 21st, 1966 (Göttingen/Lowersaxony, Germany)
 
							  
								- Nationality:
 
								- German
 
							  
							
						
					
					Biography
					
					Promotions:
April 24th, 1914: Fahnenjunker;
November 24th, 1914: Leutnant (Patent February 18th, 1915);
?: Oberleutnant;
April 1st, 1929: Hauptmann;
?: Major;
April 1st, 1938: Oberstleutnant;
April 1st, 1941: Oberst;
August 1st, 1943: Generalmajor;
February 1st, 1944: Generalleutnant;
October 15th, 1944: General der Infanterie (RDA December 1st, 1944).
Career:
April 24th, 1914: In service;
November 24th, 1914: Infanterie-Regiment 57;
November 10th, 1938: Kommandeur II. / Infanterie-Regiment 67;
September 1st, 1939: Kommandeur II. / Infanterie-Regiment 203;
December 15th, 1939: 2. Infanterie-Schule;
August 1st, 1940: Kommandeur Infanterie-Regiment 50;
September 1st, 1942: Lehrer 2. Infanterie-Schule;
May 26th, 1943: Führer 320. Infanterie-Division;
August 20th, 1943 - July 10th, 1944: Kommandeur 46. Infanterie-Division;
September 1st, 1944 - May 8th, 1945: Kommandierender General XXIX.Armeekorps.
					
					
					
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							- Period:
 - Second World War (1939-1945)
 - Rank:
  - Oberst (Colonel)
 - Unit:
  - Infanterie-Regiment 50, 111. Infanterie-Division, Heer 
 - Awarded on:
  - October 9th, 1942
 
								 
								
								 
								
							
							
							
							
							- Period:
 - Second World War (1939-1945)
 - Rank:
  - Generalmajor (Brigadier)
 - Unit:
  - Kommandeur, 46. Infanterie-Division, Heer 
 - Awarded on:
  - November 17th, 1943
 
Awarded for actions undertaken as commander of the 46. Infanterie-Division, as described in the following press article (dated 01.11.1943)…
“The Commander of a Franconian-Sudeten Infanterie-Division, Generalmajor Röpke, personally took responsibility of two enemy penetrations south of Dnepropetrovsk and eliminated them via counterattacks.”
								
 
								
								 
								
							
							
								
							
							
							
							
							- Period:
 - Second World War (1939-1945)
 - Rank:
  - General der Infanterie (Lieutenant-General of Infantry)
 - Unit:
  - Kommandierender General, XXIX. Armeekorps, Heer 
 - Awarded on:
  - April 14th, 1945
 
Awarded for his leadership of the XXIX. Armee-Korps during its battles in upper Hungary, where he led it with distinction during the battles along the Gran river and in Moravia.
830th Award.
								
 
								
								 
								
							
							
								
							
							
								
							
							
								
							
							
								
							
							
								
							
							
								
					Sources
					
					  - Photo 1: Stephane Kayser
						
 - - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GüNTER, Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1998.