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  • Theodor von Hippel
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  • Dr. Theodor von Hippel (born 19 January 1890, date of death unknown) was the German army and intelligence officer responsible for the formation and training of the Brandenburgers commando unit. As a Hauptmann (Captain), von Hippel had served under General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck during the First World War in the East African theatre, where Lettow-Vorbeck had conducted a brilliant guerrilla campaign against Allied colonial troops. At the same time in the Middle East, T. E. Lawrence was enjoying great success employing similar guerrilla style hit-and-run tactics against Germany's Turkish allies.
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serviceyears
  • 1914
  • 1935
Birth Date
  • 1890-01-19
Commands
  • Lehr-Regiment Brandenburg z.b.V. 800
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Name
  • Theodor von Hippel
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Allegiance
  • Nazi Germany
Battles
  • World War I
  • World War II *Invasion of Poland *Battle of France *North African Campaign
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  • Dr. Theodor von Hippel (born 19 January 1890, date of death unknown) was the German army and intelligence officer responsible for the formation and training of the Brandenburgers commando unit. As a Hauptmann (Captain), von Hippel had served under General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck during the First World War in the East African theatre, where Lettow-Vorbeck had conducted a brilliant guerrilla campaign against Allied colonial troops. At the same time in the Middle East, T. E. Lawrence was enjoying great success employing similar guerrilla style hit-and-run tactics against Germany's Turkish allies.