Date of birth:

July 25th, 1903 (Gronau, Germany)

Date of death:

August 22nd, 1942 (Brjansk, Feldlaz.m. 623)

Nationality:

German

Gustav Hippler died of his wounds on 22nd August 1942. At that moment he was Bataillonskommandeur with the rank of Hauptmann der Reserve.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant der Reserve (1st Lieutenant of Reserves)

Unit:

Führer 5. / Infanterie-Regiment 74 (motorisiert)

Awarded on:

September 4th, 1940

On the 13.05.1940 the Radfahrer of Vorausabteilung Scholz (based around the II./Infanterie-Regiment 74) launched a surprise thrust against Allied forces on the western bank of the Albert canal. Among them was a group of 16 men led by Oberleutnant Hippler. In a bold stroke this small force was able to completely capture 2 enemy battalions. For this outstanding success Hippler would receive both classes of Iron Cross, and later the Knight’s Cross.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• Photo 1: Rik van Velzen
• - Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
  - Knobelsdorff, O., Geschichte der niedersächsischen 19. Panzer-Division, Podzun Pallas Verlag, Friedberg, Germany, 1985