Rudolf Lippert (29 October 1900 – 1 April 1945) was a German horse rider who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II.[1]

Rudolf Lippert
Medal record
Men's Equestrian
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1936 Berlin Team eventing
Rudolf Lippert
Born29 October 1900 (1900-10-29)
Leipzig
Died1 April 1945 (1945-05) (aged 44)
near Bielefeld
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service / branchArmy
RankGeneralmajor
Commands5. Panzer-Division
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

In 1936 he and his horse Fasan won the gold medal as part of the German eventing team in the team eventing competition after finishing sixth in the individual eventing competition.

Awards

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References

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Citations

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  1. ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  2. ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 510.

Bibliography

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  • 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.
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Military offices
Preceded by
General der Panzertruppe Karl Decker
Commander of 5. Panzer-Division
16 October 1944 – 5 February 1945
Succeeded by