Carl Hilpert (12 September 1888 – 1 February 1947) was an officer in the German Army during World War II. Hilpert was born in Nuremberg, Bavaria. During the last stages of World War II, Hilpert commanded the German troops which had been surrounded by the Soviet Army in the Courland Pocket. On 7 May 1945, Head of State (Staatsoberhaupt) and German President (Reichspräsident) Karl Dönitz ordered Colonel-General (Generaloberst) Carl Hilpert, to surrender Army Group Courland. Hilpert was the army group's last commander-in-chief. Hilpert surrendered himself, his personal staff, and three divisions of the XXXVIII Corps to Marshal of the Soviet Union Leonid Govorov. Hilpert sent the following message to his troops:
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| - Carl Hilpert (12 September 1888 – 1 February 1947) was an officer in the German Army during World War II. Hilpert was born in Nuremberg, Bavaria. During the last stages of World War II, Hilpert commanded the German troops which had been surrounded by the Soviet Army in the Courland Pocket. On 7 May 1945, Head of State (Staatsoberhaupt) and German President (Reichspräsident) Karl Dönitz ordered Colonel-General (Generaloberst) Carl Hilpert, to surrender Army Group Courland. Hilpert was the army group's last commander-in-chief. Hilpert surrendered himself, his personal staff, and three divisions of the XXXVIII Corps to Marshal of the Soviet Union Leonid Govorov. Hilpert sent the following message to his troops:
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| - Generaloberst Carl Hilpert
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| - Commander of I. Armeekorps
- Commander of 16. Armee
- Commander of Army Group Courland
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| - General der Artillerie Walter Hartmann
- General der Infanterie Paul Laux
- General der Infanterie Martin Grase
- General Lothar Rendulic
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- --05-01
- --09-03
- --03-25
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- General der Infanterie Theodor Busse
- General der Artillerie Walter Hartmann
- General der Infanterie Ernst-Anton von Krosigk
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| - Carl Hilpert (12 September 1888 – 1 February 1947) was an officer in the German Army during World War II. Hilpert was born in Nuremberg, Bavaria. During the last stages of World War II, Hilpert commanded the German troops which had been surrounded by the Soviet Army in the Courland Pocket. On 7 May 1945, Head of State (Staatsoberhaupt) and German President (Reichspräsident) Karl Dönitz ordered Colonel-General (Generaloberst) Carl Hilpert, to surrender Army Group Courland. Hilpert was the army group's last commander-in-chief. Hilpert surrendered himself, his personal staff, and three divisions of the XXXVIII Corps to Marshal of the Soviet Union Leonid Govorov. Hilpert sent the following message to his troops: He died two years later as prisoner in Moscow on 1 February 1947.
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