Martin Tappe (10 January 1910 — 19 April 1969) was an Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant Colonel) and Oberstleutnant of Schutzpolizei in the Waffen SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II. Tappe survived the war and died on the 19 April 1969 in Wuppertal.