Philipps, Karl
- Date of birth:
- May 8th, 1920 (Höxter/Westphalia, Germany)
- Date of death:
- May 5th, 1982 (Bielefeld/Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
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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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Lehr-Brigade (motorisiert) 900, Heer
- Awarded on:
- July 2nd, 1942
- 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
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Unit:
- Panzergrenadier-Lehr-Regiment 901, Panzer-Lehr-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- August 7th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- SCHEIBERT, H., Die Träger der Ehrenblattspange des Heeres und der Waffen-SS/ Die Träger der Ehrentaffelspange etc., Podzun-Pallas Verlag, Friedberg.
- Axis History Forum via Awardholders / unit
- das-ritterkreuz.de
- Family
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