From February 1943, Keppler held a number of administrative positions within the Waffen-SS. In August 1944, he was given a field assignment as commander of the I SS Panzer Corps, which he led until October 1944, during the later stages of the Battle of Normandy. He then returned to the Eastern Front, where he took over the III Panzer Corps. He remained with this unit until 2 April 1945 when he became the last commander of the XVIII SS Army Corps, surrendering the unit to the U.S. Army on 2 May 1945. After the war Keppler was interned; he was released in 1948. Keppler died in 1966.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN978-3-938845-17-2.
georg, keppler, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, february, 2009, learn, when, remove, this, template, message, . This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations February 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Georg Keppler 7 May 1894 16 June 1966 was a high ranking Waffen SS commander during World War II He commanded the SS Division Das Reich SS Division Totenkopf I SS Panzer Corps III SS Panzer Corps and the XVIII SS Army Corps Georg KepplerBorn7 May 1894Mainz German EmpireDied16 June 1966 1966 06 16 aged 72 Hamburg West GermanyAllegianceNazi GermanyYears of service1913 1945RankSS ObergruppenfuhrerCommands heldSS Division Das Reich SS Division Totenkopf I SS Panzer Corps III SS Panzer Corps XVIII SS Army CorpsAwardsKnight s Cross of the Iron Cross Contents 1 Career 2 Decorations 3 References 3 1 Citations 3 2 BibliographyCareer editGeorg Keppler joined the army in 1913 and took part in World War I Between 1920 and 1934 Keppler was a police officer commanding city and state police units In 1935 he joined the paramilitary force of the Nazi Party SS Verfugungstruppe eventually leading a battalion in the Deutschland regiment In September 1938 after the Anschluss Keppler was promoted to command the newly raised Der Fuhrer regiment becoming a component of the SS Verfugungs Division Keppler served as Der Fuhrer s regimental commander throughout the invasion of France Balkans Campaign and in Operation Barbarossa In August 1940 Keppler was awarded the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross On 15 July 1941 he took over for injured Theodor Eicke as a commander of the SS Division Totenkopf He went on to command the SS Division Nord and the SS Division Das Reich From February 1943 Keppler held a number of administrative positions within the Waffen SS In August 1944 he was given a field assignment as commander of the I SS Panzer Corps which he led until October 1944 during the later stages of the Battle of Normandy He then returned to the Eastern Front where he took over the III Panzer Corps He remained with this unit until 2 April 1945 when he became the last commander of the XVIII SS Army Corps surrendering the unit to the U S Army on 2 May 1945 After the war Keppler was interned he was released in 1948 Keppler died in 1966 Decorations editKnight s Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 August 1940 as SS Oberfuhrer and commander of SS Standarte Der Fuhrer 1 References editCitations edit Scherzer 2007 p 437 Bibliography edit Scherzer Veit 2007 Die Ritterkreuztrager 1939 1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer Luftwaffe Kriegsmarine Waffen SS Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbundeter Streitkrafte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives The Knight s Cross Bearers 1939 1945 The Holders of the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army Air Force Navy Waffen SS Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives in German Jena Germany Scherzers Militaer Verlag ISBN 978 3 938845 17 2 Military offices Preceded bySS Obergruppenfuhrer Matthias Kleinheisterkamp Commander of 3 SS Panzer Division Totenkopf15 July 1941 21 September 1941 Succeeded bySS Obergruppenfuhrer Theodor Eicke Preceded bySS Obergruppenfuhrer Karl Maria Demelhuber Commander of 6 SS Gebirgs Division NordSeptember 1941 October 1941 Succeeded bySS Obergruppenfuhrer Karl Maria Demelhuber Preceded bySS Obergruppenfuhrer Matthias Kleinheisterkamp Commander of 2 SS Division Das Reich1 April 1942 10 October 1943 Succeeded bySS Brigadefuhrer Herbert Ernst Vahl Preceded bySS Brigadefuhrer Fritz Kraemer Commander of I SS Panzer Corps16 August 1944 24 October 1944 Succeeded bySS Obergruppenfuhrer Hermann Priess Preceded bySS Obergruppenfuhrer Felix Steiner Commander of III germanische SS Panzerkorps30 October 1944 4 February 1945 Succeeded bySS Obergruppenfuhrer Matthias Kleinheisterkamp Preceded bySS Gruppenfuhrer Heinz Reinfarth Commander of XVIII SS Armeekorps4 February 1945 8 May 1945 Succeeded bydissolved on 8 May 1945 Portal nbsp Biography Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Georg Keppler amp oldid 1206545580, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
