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    Carl Hilpert (12 September 1888 – 1 February 1947) was a German general during World War II. When World War II broke out in September 1939, Hilpert became...
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  • Eighteenth armies of Army Group Courland, commanded by General (of Infantry) Carl Hilpert, ended hostilities at 23:00, on 8 May 1945, surrendering to Leonid Govorov...
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  • Hilpert is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: Carl Hilpert (1888–1947), German Wehrmacht general Fritz Hilpert (born 1956), German...
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    Lothar Rendulic – from 25 March 1945 Generaloberst Carl Hilpert General der Infanterie Carl Hilpert – from 10 March 1945 General der Infanterie Ernst-Anton...
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  • of LIV Army Corps by Carl Hilpert on 20 January 1943. Hilpert would hold the office for seven months, until 1 August 1943. Hilpert had previously served...
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    determined to continue the war, going so far as to instruct Generaloberst Carl Hilpert that combat troops would have priority in evacuation to Germany from...
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  • Generalmajor Friedrich Mieth (26 May 1939 – 5 Feb 1940) Generalmajor Carl Hilpert (5 Feb 1940 – 25 Oct 1940) Oberst Edgar Röhricht (25 Oct 1940 – 16 June...
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    Army Group Courland, then under its last commander, Colonel-General Carl Hilpert, surrendered to Marshal Leonid Govorov, the commander of the Leningrad...
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    Army Group Courland 12 March 1945 – 5 April 1945 Succeeded by General Carl Hilpert Preceded by General der Infanterie Otto Wöhler Commander of Army Group...
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    (1892–1971) August 15, 1944 – Erhard Raus (1889–1956) May 1, 1945 – Carl Hilpert (1888–1947) Luftwaffe rank insignia April 20, 1936 – Hermann Göring (1893–1946)...
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    (1894–1945) Arthur Hauffe (1892–1944) Friedrich Herrlein (1889–1974) Carl Hilpert (1888–1948) Otto Hitzfeld (1898–1990) Karl Friedrich von Hirschfeld (1747–1818)...
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    commanders included Ernst von Leyser, Gustav Fehn, Ernst von Leyser, Carl Hilpert, Martin Grase, Anton Grasser, Gerhard Matzky, Kurt Chill and Gerhard...
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    Succeeded by Generalleutnant Werner Ranck Preceded by Generaloberst Carl Hilpert Commander of I. Armeekorps 1 August 1944 – 9 January 1945 Succeeded by...
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    flotilla of ships up the Loire unhindered and he sacked Generaloberst Carl Hilpert, chief of staff to the OB West (Commander in Chief West). The raid refocused...
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    Weiß → Lothar Rendulic → Heinrich von Vietinghoff → Lothar Rendulic → Carl Hilpert  31 July 1944 10 May 1945 0,000,283 9 months, 1 week and 3 days Surrendered...
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    Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord Josef Harpe Gotthard Heinrici Walter Heitz Carl Hilpert Erich Hoepner Karl-Adolf Hollidt Hermann Hoth Hans-Valentin Hube Erwin...
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    in the Courland Pocket c. 180,000 (165,000 Germans, 15,000 Latvians) Carl Hilpert May 10 May 10 Germany All forces in Lorient c. 2,000? General Wilhelm...
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    Martin Grase, corps commander from 17 September 1943 to 1 January 1944. Carl Hilpert, corps commander from 1 to 20 January 1944 and 1 May to 1 August 1944...
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    Commander Divisions 9th Army Heinrich von Vietinghoff XXIII Army Corps Carl Hilpert 197th, 246th, 86th, 110th, 129th, and 253rd. VI Army Corps Bruno Bieler...
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    Commander-in-Chief North: Ernst Busch Commander-in-Chief Army Group Courland: Carl Hilpert Commander-in-Chief East Prussia: Dietrich von Saucken Commander-in-Chief...
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    Erhard Raus 1889 1956 4th Panzer Army - 1st Panzer Army - 3rd Panzer Army 7 May 1945 Carl Hilpert 1888 1947 16th Army (Wehrmacht) - Army Group Kurland...
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    past midnight. : In accordance with Dönitz's orders, Colonel-General Carl Hilpert unconditionally surrenders his troops in the Courland Pocket. : Germany...
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    held out until May 8, 1945, when it surrendered under Colonel-General Carl Hilpert, the army group's last commander. He surrendered to Marshal Leonid Govorov...
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  • in a course in January 1944. On January 20, 1944, he took over from Carl Hilpert the leadership of the 1st Army Corps. With his appointment as General...
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    Laux (1887–1944) 2 July 1944 30 August 1944 59 days 4 Hilpert, CarlGeneraloberst Carl Hilpert (1888–1947) 3 September 1944 10 March 1945 188 days 5 Krosigk...
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    1942 – 26 June 1942 Succeeded by Generalleutnant Carl Hilpert Preceded by Generalleutnant Carl Hilpert Commander of LIX. Armeekorps 25 July 1942 – 17 January...
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    Succeeded by General Otto Hitzfeld Preceded by General der Infanterie Carl Hilpert Commander of XXIII. Armeekorps January 1943 – 7 December 1943 Succeeded by...
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  • Herzog (1906–1998), German officer in the Wehrmacht during World War II Carl Hilpert (1888–1947), German general during World War II Heinz Kemethmüller (1914–1984)...
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    Heinrich von Prittwitz und Gaffron Preceded by None Commander of LIV Army Corps 1 June 1941 – 19 January 1943 Succeeded by Generaloberst Carl Hilpert...
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  • October 1939 – 25 July 1942 Infantry General (General der Infanterie) Carl Hilpert, 25 July 1942 – 19 January 1943 Colonel-General (Generaloberst) Johannes...
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