Kaempfe fought in the First World War on the Western Front and in Serbia.
In April 1937, he received command of the 31st Infantry Division, with which he participated in the Invasion of Poland and the Battle of France. In May 1941, he became the commander of the Höheres Kommando z.b.V. XXXV, later renamed as XXXV Army Corps. At the beginning of the summer of 1941, he participated with his Corps in the attack on Central Russia. On 1 July 1941, he was promoted to general of artillery. On December 19, 1941, he was awarded the German Cross in Gold. In autumn 1942, he gave up his command and was transferred to the Führerreserve.
In connection with the assassination attempt on Hitler of 20 July 1944, he was arrested on 21 July 1944 by the Gestapo. When the war ended in May 1945, he was not liberated, but was taken captive by the Red Army and deported to the Soviet Union. He was released from captivity in the Autumn of 1949 and returned to Germany.
rudolf, kaempfe, february, 1893, december, 1962, german, general, during, world, held, commands, division, corps, level, born10, april, 1883moscowdied23, december, 1962, 1962, aged, stuttgartallegiance, german, empire, 1918, weimar, republic, 1933, nazi, germa. Rudolf Kaempfe 17 February 1893 23 December 1962 was a German general during World War II who held commands at the division and corps level Rudolf KaempfeBorn10 April 1883MoscowDied23 December 1962 1962 12 23 aged 79 StuttgartAllegiance German Empire to 1918 Weimar Republic to 1933 Nazi GermanyService wbr branchArmy Wehrmacht Years of service1902 45RankGeneral der ArtillerieCommands held31st Infantry DivisionXXXV Army CorpsBattles warsWorld War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Bialystok Minsk Battle of Kiev 1941 Battle of MoscowAwardsGerman CrossBiography editKaempfe fought in the First World War on the Western Front and in Serbia In April 1937 he received command of the 31st Infantry Division with which he participated in the Invasion of Poland and the Battle of France In May 1941 he became the commander of the Hoheres Kommando z b V XXXV later renamed as XXXV Army Corps At the beginning of the summer of 1941 he participated with his Corps in the attack on Central Russia On 1 July 1941 he was promoted to general of artillery On December 19 1941 he was awarded the German Cross in Gold In autumn 1942 he gave up his command and was transferred to the Fuhrerreserve In connection with the assassination attempt on Hitler of 20 July 1944 he was arrested on 21 July 1944 by the Gestapo When the war ended in May 1945 he was not liberated but was taken captive by the Red Army and deported to the Soviet Union He was released from captivity in the Autumn of 1949 and returned to Germany Sources editLexikon der wehrmacht de Feldgrau Military offices Preceded byNone Commander of 31st Infantry Division1 April 1937 22 May 1941 Succeeded byGeneralmajor Kurt Kalmuekoff Preceded byGeneral der Kavallerie Rudolf Koch Erpach Commander of XXXV Army Corps22 May 1941 19 June 1942 Succeeded byGeneralleutnant Edgar Theissen Preceded byGeneralleutnant Edgar Theissen Commander of XXXV Army Corps13 August 1942 1 November 1942 Succeeded byGeneraloberst Lothar Rendulic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rudolf Kaempfe amp oldid 1159697545, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
