Carl Hilpert
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Generaloberst Carl Hilpert
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| Born | 12 September 1888 Nuremberg, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
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Army |
| Years of service | 1907–45 |
| Rank | 30px Generaloberst |
| Commands held | XXIII Corps 16th Army Army Group Courland |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Carl Hilpert (12 September 1888 – 1 February 1947) was an officer in the German Army during World War II.
Hilpert was born in Nuremberg, Bavaria.
During the last stages of World War II, Hilpert commanded the German troops which had been surrounded by the Soviet Army in the Courland Pocket. On 7 May 1945, Head of State (Staatsoberhaupt) and German President (Reichspräsident) Karl Dönitz ordered Colonel-General (Generaloberst) Carl Hilpert, to surrender Army Group Courland. Hilpert was the army group's last commander-in-chief.[Note 1] Hilpert surrendered himself, his personal staff, and three divisions of the XXXVIII Corps to Marshal of the Soviet Union Leonid Govorov. Hilpert sent the following message to his troops:
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To all ranks! Marshal Govorod (sic) has agreed to a cease-fire beginning at 14:00 hours on 8 May. Troops to be informed immediately. White flags to be displayed. Commander expects loyal implementation of order, on which the fate of all Courland troops depends.[1]
He died two years later as prisoner in Moscow on 1 February 1947.
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Command history
- Commanding Officer - Tübingen Regiment - 1935
- Commanding Officer - 35th Regiment - 1935 to 1937
- Chief-of-Staff - IX Corps - 1937 to 1939
- Chief-of-Staff - Army Detachment A - 1939
- Chief-of-Staff - Frontier Section South, Poland - 1939 to 1940
- Chief-of-Staff - 1st Army, France - 1940
- Chief-of-Staff - Army Group D, Occupied France - 1940 to 1942
- Chief-of-Staff - Commander in Chief West, Occupied France - 1941 to 1942
- In reserve - 1942
- Acting General Officer Commanding - LIX Corps - 1942
- General Officer Commanding - XXIII Corps - 1942 to 1943
- General Officer Commanding - LIV Corps - 1943
- General Officer Commanding - XXVI Corps - 1943
- General Officer Commanding - I Army Corps - 1 January to 20 January 1944
- General Officer Commanding - I Army Corps - 1 May to 1 August 1944
- Acting General Officer Commanding - 16th Army, Eastern Front - 1944 to 1945
- Acting Commander-in-Chief - Army Group North, Eastern Front - 1945
- Acting Commander-in-Chief - Army Group Courland, Eastern Front - 1945
- General Officer Commanding - 16th Army, Eastern Front - 1945
- Commander-in-Chief - Army Group Courland, Eastern Front - 15 March to 8 May 1945
- Prisoner of war - 1945 to 1947
Awards and decorations
- Military Merit Order, 4th class with Swords (Bavaria)
- Iron Cross (1914)
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Anschluss Medal
- Sudetenland Medal
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- Eastern Front Medal
- German Cross in Gold on 19 February 1943 as General der Infanterie and commanding general of the XXIII Armeekorps[3]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Mentioned twice in the Wehrmachtbericht (18 August 1944 and 9 May 1945)
- Ärmelband Kurland
Notes
- ↑ May 12, 1945 (From the Soviet Information Bureau Our Victory) part of the RIA Novosti 60 anniversary of surrender project notes that Hilpert was commander of the XXXVIII Corps, it explains why only 3 divisions surrenderd with him
References
Citations
Bibliography
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External links
- Generaloberst Carl Hilpert at the Wayback Machine (archived October 29, 2009)
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by
General der Infanterie Martin Grase
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Commander of I. Armeekorps 1 January 1944-20 January 1944 |
Succeeded by General der Artillerie Walter Hartmann |
| Preceded by
General der Artillerie Walter Hartmann
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Commander of I. Armeekorps 1 May 1944-1 August 1944 |
Succeeded by General der Infanterie Theodor Busse |
| Preceded by
General der Infanterie Paul Laux
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Commander of 16. Armee 3 September 1944 – 10 March 1945 |
Succeeded by General der Infanterie Ernst-Anton von Krosigk |
| Preceded by
General Lothar Rendulic
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Commander of Army Group Courland 25 March 1945-8 May 1945 |
Succeeded by none |
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- 1888 births
- 1947 deaths
- German prisoners of war
- German people who died in Soviet detention
- World War II prisoners of war held by the Soviet Union
