Michael Lippert

Michael Lippert
Born	(1897-04-24)24 April 1897 Schönwald, Bavaria, German Empire
Died	1 September 1969(1969-09-01) (aged 72) Wuppertal, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Waffen-SS
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.