Julius Riepe

Julius Riepe
Born	18 December 1903 Warburg, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	22 June 1983 (aged 79) Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Waffen SS
Years of service	?–1945
Rank	Sturmbannführer
Unit	18th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Horst Wessel
Commands held	I./SS-Panzergrenadier-regiment 40 "Horst Wessel"
Battles/wars	World War II Eastern Front
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Julius Riepe (18 December 1903 – 22 June 1983) was a Sturmbannführer, in the Waffen SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (25 October 1944)
• German Cross in Gold (13 February 1944)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 13 January 1945 as Sturmbannführer and leader of the I. / SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 40 "Horst Wessel"^[1]

See also

• 18th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Horst Wessel
• List of Knight's Cross recipients of the Waffen-SS

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 292.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [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.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• World War 2 Awards