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MILITARY PERSONNEL

Carl Hilpert

1888 - 1947

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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 chief of the staff of Armeeabteilung A on 9 September 1939 under the command of Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord, who was tasked with securing the western border with Belgium and the Netherlands. After its dissolution on 3 October, the staff was used to form the South Border Section Command in Kraków, where Hilpert remained active, before taking up the post of chief of staff of the 1st Army under Erwin von Witzleben on 5 February 1940. With this association, Hilpert took part in the Battle of France and after its successful completion on 1 October 1940, he was promoted to lieutenant general. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carl Hilpert has received more than 179,312 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Carl Hilpert is the 988th most popular military personnel (down from 972nd in 2019), the 2,488th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,485th in 2019) and the 193rd most popular German Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Carl Hilpert ranks 988 out of 1,468Before him are Alexey Kaledin, Drogo of Hauteville, Macrianus Major, Hydarnes II, Anton Haus, and Bonifacius. After him are Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, Arthur Percival, Joseph Trumpeldor, Maximilian de Angelis, Hermann Priess, and Henry Tandey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Carl Hilpert ranks 101Before him are Paul Ramadier, Roberto Assagioli, Francesco Baracca, S. S. Van Dine, Harukichi Hyakutake, and Marcel L'Herbier. After him are Lead Belly, Archduchess Isabella of Austria, Hans Graf von Sponeck, Harilal Gandhi, José Félix Estigarribia, and Odile Defraye. Among people deceased in 1947, Carl Hilpert ranks 92Before him are Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield, Fiorello H. La Guardia, Lucjan Żeligowski, August Eigruber, Joachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt, and Harukichi Hyakutake. After him are Lyuh Woon-hyung, Sándor Garbai, Ferdinand Zecca, Annie Londonderry, Ludwig Kübler, and Georg von Trapp.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Carl Hilpert ranks 2,488 out of 6,142Before him are Erich Hückel (1896), Friedrich II, Duke of Anhalt (1856), Adolphus Frederick V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1848), Duchess Marie of Württemberg (1799), Christian Daniel Rauch (1777), and Johannes Fabricius (1587). After him are Leopold III, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau (1740), Ottmar Walter (1924), Gerhard Schröder (1910), Carlos Marín (1968), Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer (1922), and Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen (1926).

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Carl Hilpert ranks 193Before him are Otto von Knobelsdorff (1886), Otto Weddigen (1882), Reiner Stahel (1892), Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein (1870), Adelbert Schulz (1903), and Ernst-Günther Baade (1897). After him are Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer (1922), Hermann Priess (1901), Walter Krüger (1892), Alexander von Linsingen (1850), Hans Hartwig von Beseler (1850), and Hajo Herrmann (1913).