Ernst Philipp

Ernst-Georg Philipp
Born	(1912-10-13)13 October 1912 Senitz
Died	Warendorf
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1931–45 1955–71
Rank	Oberst (Wehrmacht) Generalmajor (Bundeswehr)
Commands held	Panzer-Regiment 1 (Wehrmacht) 3rd Panzer Brigade (Bundeswehr)
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Battle of Moscow Battles of Rzhev Cherkassy Pocket Hube's Pocket Battle of Debrecen Budapest Offensive Operation Konrad Operation Frühlingserwachen Vienna Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Ernst-Georg Kurt Philipp (13 October 1912 – 16 March 2005) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a Generalmajor in the Bundeswehr. 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 (1939)
  • 2nd Class (29 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (21 October 1939)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
• Panzer Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 28 November 1940 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 4./Panzer-Regiment 1
  • 599th Oak Leaves on 30 September 1944 as Major and Panzer officer of the Stab AOK 8 (8. Armee)

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com