Ludwig Kepplinger
Ludwig Kepplinger | |
---|---|
Born |
31 December 1911 Linz, Austria |
Died |
26 August 1944 32) Villiers-Charlemagne, France | (aged
Allegiance |
![]() |
Service/branch |
![]() |
Years of service | 1935–44 |
Rank | Sturmbannführer |
Unit |
2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Ludwig Kepplinger (31 December 1911 – 26 August 1944) was a mid-ranking commander in the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
On the 6 August 1944, Kepplinger was killed in the town of Villiers-Charlemagne which was under artillery fire, the car he was traveling in was hit, with Kepplinger being instantly killed.[1]
References
Citations
- ↑ Mitcham, Jr.p.225
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.
- Mitcham, Samuel W (2007). Retreat to the Reich : the German defeat in France, 1944. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3384-7.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 12/4/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.