WWII Studio Portrait of General Kurt von Tippelskirch – Ritterkreuzträger mit Eichenlaub, 30. Infanterie-Division
Original WWII German Studioportrait of General der Infanterie Kurt von Tippelskirch, one of the Wehrmacht’s senior army commanders during WWII. The portrait shows von Tippelskirch in formal Wehrmacht uniform wearing the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes (Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross). Postcardsize.
During the opening phase of Operation Barbarossa, Kurt von Tippelskirch commanded the 30. Infanterie-Division, for which he was awarded the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 23 November 1941 while holding the rank of Generalleutnant. As the war progressed, he rose to the rank of General der Infanterie and later served as stellvertretender Oberbefehlshaber (Deputy Commander-in-Chief) of the 4. Armee during the defensive fighting on the Eastern Front. For his leadership during these operations, he received the Eichenlaub zum Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes as the 539th recipient on 30 July 1944.
The photograph remains in good overall condition with light age wear consistent with period handling and storage.
A very displayable original wartime portrait of a notable German general officer and Ritterkreuz recipient.
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General der Infanterie Kurt von Tippelskirch was one of the Wehrmacht’s senior field commanders during the Second World War and served in numerous important operational roles on both the Eastern and Western Fronts.
Born in 1891, von Tippelskirch was a career military officer whose service began long before WWII. During the war he became closely associated with frontline infantry operations and high-level army command structures within the German Army.
During the opening phase of Operation Barbarossa, Kurt von Tippelskirch commanded the 30. Infanterie-Division, for which he was awarded the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 23 November 1941 while holding the rank of Generalleutnant. As the war progressed, he rose to the rank of General der Infanterie and later served as stellvertretender Oberbefehlshaber (Deputy Commander-in-Chief) of the 4. Armee during the defensive fighting on the Eastern Front. For his leadership during these operations, he received the Eichenlaub zum Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes as the 539th recipient on 30 July 1944.
Von Tippelskirch later held increasingly important command appointments, eventually reaching the rank of General der Infanterie. Throughout the war he commanded corps and army-level formations and became known as a capable staff and field commander during some of the conflict’s most difficult campaigns.
