Kurt Röpke

Kurt Röpke
Born	29 November 1896 Solingen
Died	21 July 1966 (aged 69) Göttingen
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany (to 1945)
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–45
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	320. Infanterie-Division 46. Infanterie Division XXIX. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of the Caucasus Battle of Kursk Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive First Jassy–Kishinev Offensive Operation Frühlingserwachen
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Kurt Röpke (29 November 1896 – 21 July 1966) was a German general who commanded several divisions during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black
• Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (3 July 1941)^[1]
  • 1st Class (18 July 1941)^[1]
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold on 9 October 1942 as Oberst in Infanterie-Regiment 50^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 18 November 1943 as Generalmajor and commander of 46. Infanterie Division^[3]
  • 830th Oak Leaves on 14 April 1945 as General der Infanterie and commander of XXIX.Armeekorps^[4]
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (6 March 1944)

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1998, p. 220.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 385.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 294.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 84.

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.
• 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.

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com
• Kurt Röpke @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived October 28, 2009)