Ernst Rupp

Ernst Johann Rupp
Born	13 January 1892
Died	30 May 1943(1943-05-30) (aged 51) Krymsk, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	97th Jäger Division
Battles/wars	Battle of the Caucasus †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Ernst Johann Rupp (13 January 1892 – 30 May 1943) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 97th Jäger Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Rupp was killed on 30 May 1943, near Krymsk, Soviet Union during the operations at the Kuban bridgehead.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 7 March 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 97. Jäger-Division^[1]

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.

Military offices
Preceded by General der Artillerie Maximilian Fretter-Pico	Commander of 97. Jäger-Division 1 January 1942 – 30 May 1943	Succeeded by Generalmajor Friedrich-Wilhelm Otte

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 97th Jäger Division (97th Light Infantry Division)
Stab	Maximilian Fretter-Pico¹ (Oak Leaves) Ludwig Müller² (Oak Leaves) Friedrich-Carl Rabe von Pappenheim Ernst Rupp
Units	Friedrich-Wilhelm Otte
¹Oak Leaves with XXX Army Corps. ²Oak Leaves with the XXIX Army Corps.

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