Michael Lippert
Michael Lippert | |
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Born | SS Division Frundsberg | 24 April 1897
Battles/wars | World War II |
Michael Hans Lippert (24 April 1897 – 1 September 1969) was a mid-level commander in the
Career in the SS
Lippert joined the Nazi Party in June 1930 and the Schutzstaffel (SS) in March 1931. He became the adjutant for Theodor Eicke, who was appointed the commandant of Dachau concentration camp in 1933.[1][2]
Execution of Ernst Röhm
In early 1934,
After telling Röhm that he had forfeited his life and that Hitler had given him a last chance to avoid the consequences, Eicke laid a pistol on a table in Röhm's cell and told him that he had 10 minutes in which to use the weapon to kill himself. Eicke, Lippert and Schmauser left and waited in the corridor for 15 minutes, during which time no shot was heard. Finally, Eicke and Lippert drew their pistols and re-entered Röhm's cell. Both fired and Röhm fell to the floor. One of the two then crossed to Röhm and administered a
Military commands
Lippert became the first commanding officer of the
Postwar trials
After his capture, Lippert was taken to England, as was customary for higher-ranking prisoners. He was later handed over to the Dutch authorities as a suspected war criminal. On 12 May 1950, Lippert was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his complicity in the executions of Dutch civilians who were found in a "restricted area" without identity papers. Two of the civilians were shot on Lippert's direct orders. Lippert served his sentence at
In 1956, the Munich authorities began an investigation into the Night of the Long Knives and in August arrested Lippert and Dietrich for their part in it. They were released on bail, and the trial itself did not commence until 6 May 1957. They were represented by the lawyer Alfred Seidl, who had defended
Notes
- ^ Padfield 2001, p. 129.
- ^ Stein 1984, p. 8.
- ^ Kershaw 2008, pp. 306–309.
- ^ Dams & Stolle 2014, pp. 14–15.
- ^ Cook & Bender 1994, pp. 22–24.
- ^ Kershaw 2008, pp. 309–314.
- ^ Miller 2006, p. 291.
- ^ Miller 2006, p. 292.
- ^ Shirer 1960, p. 221.
- ^ Littlejohn 1972, p. 166.
- ^ "Ex Post Facto". www.expostfacto.nl. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ^ Messenger 2005, pp. 204–205.
References
- Cook, Stan; Bender, R. James (1994). Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler: Uniforms, Organization, & History. San Jose, CA: R. James Bender. ISBN 978-0-912138-55-8.
- Dams, Carsten; Stolle, Michael (2014). The Gestapo: Power and Terror in the Third Reich. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-966921-9.
- Littlejohn, David (1972). The Patriotic Traitors: A History of Collaboration in German-occupied Europe, 1940-45. London: Heinemann. ISBN 0-434-42725-X.
- Kershaw, Ian (2008). Hitler: A Biography. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-06757-6.
- Messenger, Charles (2005). Hitler's Gladiator: The Life and Wars of Panzer Army Commander Sepp Dietrich. London. ISBN 978-1-84486-022-7.)
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link - Miller, Michael (2006). Leaders of the SS and German Police, Vol. 1. R. James Bender Publishing. ISBN 9-32970-037-3.
- ISBN 0-304-35839-8.
- ISBN 0-671-72869-5.
- Stein, George (1984) [1966]. The Waffen-SS: Hitler's Elite Guard at War 1939–1945. Cornell University Press. ISBN 0-8014-9275-0.