(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalleutnant Friedrich (Fritz) von der Lippe
Born: 13 May 1879 in Berlin
Died: 06 Dec 1956 in Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen)
Promotions:
Leutnant (22 Mar 1900); Oberleutnant (18 Oct 1909); Rittermeister (18 Oct 1913); Major (01 Oct 1922); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1928); Oberst (01 Feb 1931); Generalmajor (01 Oct 1933); Charakter als Generalleutnant (30 Jun 1935); Generalleutnant z.V. (01 Feb 1941)
Career:
Entered Army Service (16 Sep 1896)
Fahnenjunker in the 8th Infantry-Regiment (16 Sep 1896-01 Mar 1903)
Detached to the 13th Hussar-Regiment (01 Mar 1903-12 Nov 1903)
Transferred into the 13th Hussar-Regiment (12 Nov 1903-01 Oct 1908)
Detached to the Military Riding Institute (01 Oct 1908-18 Oct 1913)
With the Staff of the 11th Hussar-Regiment (18 Oct 1913-20 Apr 1914)
Squadron-Chief in the 11st Hussar-Regiment (20 Apr 1914-04 Feb 1917)
Commander of II. Battalion of the 404th Infantry-Regiment (04 Feb 1917-21 Feb 1918)
Commander of I. Battalion of the 187th Infantry-Regiment (21 Feb 1918-10 Dec 1918)
Transferred back into the 11th Hussar-Regiment (10 Dec 1918-20 Sep 1919)
Transferred into the 15th Mounted-Regiment & Detached as Instructor to the Cavalry-School Hannover (20 Sep 1919-01 Oct 1921)
Squadron-Chief in the 15th Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1921-01 Feb 1925)
With the Staff of the 3rd Mounted-Regiment (01 Feb 1925-01 Apr 1929)
Department-Director at the Cavalry-School Hannover (01 Apr 1929-01 Feb 1931)
With the Staff of the 12th Mounted-Regiment (01 Feb 1931-01 Oct 1931)
Commander of the 12th Mounted-Regiment (01 Oct 1931-01 Apr 1934)
Commander of Cavalry-Brigade Dresden (01 Apr 1934-30 Jun 1935)
Retired (30 Jun 1935)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 432nd Division z.b.V. (Landesschützen) (25 Oct 1939-10 Jan 1940)
Senior Field Commandant 581 (10 Jan 1940-20 Mar 1940)
Commander of the 372nd Infantry-Division (Landesschützen) (30 Mar 1940-01 Aug 1940)
Senior Field Commandant 372 (01 Aug 1940-24 Jun 1941)
District-Chief of Military-Administration-District A, North-West France, St. Germain (01 Dec 1941-11 Jan 1943)
Commander in District North-West France (11 Jan 1943-30 Jun 1943)
Führer-Reserve (01 Jul 1943-30 Sep 1943)
Retired (31 Dec 1943)

Awards & Decorations:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Silber: am 03.08.1943 als Generalleutnant und Chef Militär Verw. Bez. Nordwestfrankreich
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Grossherzoglich Mecklenburg-Schwerinsches Militär-Verdienstkreuz II. Klasse
- Grossherzoglich Oldenburgisches Friedrich August-Kreuz II. Klasse
- Grossherzoglich Oldenburgisches Friedrich August-Kreuz I. Klasse
- k.u.k. Österr. Militär-Verdienstkreuz III Klasse mit der Kriegsdekoration
- Ehrenritter des Johanniter-Ordens
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern


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