Kurt Röpke

Kurt Röpke
Kurt Röpke
Born	29 November 1896; Solingen, German Empire
Died	21 July 1966 (aged 69); Göttingen, West Germany
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank	General of Infantry
Commands held	320th Infantry Division; 46th Infantry Division; XXIX Army Corps;
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Kurt Röpke (29 November 1896 – 21 July 1966) was a German general during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (3 July 1941) & 1st Class (18 July 1941)[1]
German Cross in Gold on 9 October 1942 as Oberst in 50th Infantry Regiment[2]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 18 November 1943 as Generalmajor and commander of 46th Infantry Division[3]
- Oak Leaves on 14 April 1945 as General of Infantry and commander of XXIX Army Corps[4]

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [First published 1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.

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