Rudolf Lippert

Rudolf Lippert (born 29 October 1900 in Leipzig; died 1 April 1945 in Bielefeld) 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]

Olympic medal record
Men's Equestrian
1936 Berlin Team eventing
Rolf Lippert
Born29 October 1900 (1900-10-29)
Leipzig
Died1 April 1945 (1945-05) (aged 44)
near Bielefeld
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service/branchArmy
RankGeneralmajor
Commands held5. 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

References

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