Ernst Philipp

Ernst-Georg Kurt Philipp (13 October 1912 – 16 March 2005) was a German officer (Oberst) in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a Generalmajor in the Bundeswehr. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany

Ernst-Georg Philipp
Born	(1912-10-13)13 October 1912
Died	16 March 2005(2005-03-16) (aged 92)
Allegiance	Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany  West Germany
Service/branch	German Army (Wehrmacht) German Army (Bundeswehr)
Rank	Oberst (Wehrmacht) Generalmajor (Bundeswehr)
Commands held	3rd Panzer Brigade (Bundeswehr)
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (29 September 1939) & 1st Class (21 October 1939)[1]
• 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[2]
  • 599th Oak Leaves on 30 September 1944 as Major and Panzer officer of the Stab AOK 8 (8. Armee)[3]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1998, p. 152.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 276.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 75.

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.
• 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.