Michael Lippert | |
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Born | Schönwald, Bavaria, German Empire | 24 April 1897
Died | 1 September 1969 Wuppertal, West Germany | (aged 72)
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Rank | Standartenführer |
Commands | SS-Freiwilligen Legion Flandern SS Division Frundsberg |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Michael Hans Lippert (24 April 1897 – 1 September 1969) was a mid-level commander in the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany during World War II. He commanded several concentration camps, including Sachsenhausen, before becoming a commander of the SS-Freiwilligen Legion Flandern and the SS Division Frundsberg. He and Theodor Eicke killed Sturmabteilung (SA) leader Ernst Röhm on 1 July 1934, during the Night of the Long Knives. In 1957, he was sentenced to 18 months in prison by a West German court for his part in Röhm's death.
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