Ernst Rupp
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Ernst Johann Rupp |
| birth_date | 13 January 1892 |
| death_date | |
| death_place | Krymsk, Soviet Union |
| allegiance | Nazi Germany |
| branch | Army |
| serviceyears | |
| rank | Generalleutnant |
| commands | 97th Jäger Division |
| battles | World War II |
| awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
| :: |
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- Battle of France
- Operation Barbarossa
- Battle of Smolensk (1941)
- Battle of the Caucasus |awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |laterwork=}}
Ernst Johann Rupp (13 January 1892 – 30 May 1943) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 97th Jäger Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Rupp was killed on 30 May 1943, near Krymsk, Soviet Union during the operations at the Kuban bridgehead.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
- German Cross in Gold (11 January 1942)-----
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 7 March 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 97. Jäger-Division
References
Citations
Bibliography
- {{Cite book |last=Fellgiebel |first=Walther-Peer |authorlink=Walther-Peer Fellgiebel |year=2000 |orig-date=1986 |title=Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile |trans-title=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 |language=German |location=Friedberg, Germany |publisher=Podzun-Pallas |isbn=978-3-7909-0284-6
before=General der Artillerie Maximilian Fretter-Pico| after=Generalmajor Friedrich-Wilhelm Otte| title=Commander of 97. Jäger-Division| years=1 January 1942 – 30 May 1943
| portal1=Biography
References
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 299.
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