Rudolf Lippert

Rudolf Lippert
Personal information
Born29 October 1900 (1900-10-29)
Leipzig
Died1 April 1945(1945-04-01) (aged 44)
near Bielefeld
Military career
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Branch
Army
Rank
Generalmajor
Commands5. Panzer-Division
Conflicts
World War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Medal record
Men's Equestrian
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1936 BerlinTeam eventing

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.

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. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rudolf Lippert". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  3. ↑ 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.