Hilpert, Carl

Date of birth:: September 12th, 1888 (Nuremberg/Bavaria, Germany)
Date of death:: February 1st, 1947 (Krasnogorsk, Sovjet-Union)
Nationality:: German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: General der Infanterie (Lieutenant-General of Infantry)
Unit:: KG LIV.AK
Awarded on:: August 22nd, 1943

Awarded for his outstanding leadership of the LIV. Armee-Korps in the summer of 1943 during its defense against overwhelming Soviet forces between Volkhov and Schlüsselburg.

Ritterkreuz mit Eichenlaub

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: General der Infanterie (Lieutenant-General of Infantry)
Unit:: KG 1.AK
Awarded on:: August 8th, 1944

During the summer of 1944 Hilpert managed to successful extricate his I. Armee-Korps from the jaws of Soviet encirclement near Polozk, leading it through difficult terrain to a safe position. He would be awarded the Oakleaves for this action.

Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: February 19th, 1943

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- THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1997.

Hilpert, Carl

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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Ritterkreuz mit Eichenlaub

Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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