Michael Lippert
Michael Lippert | |
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| Born | 24 April 1897 Schönwald, Bavaria, German Empire |
| Died | 1 September 1969 (aged 72) Wuppertal, West Germany |
| Allegiance | |
| Service | Waffen-SS |
| Years of service | 1930–1945 |
| Rank | SS-Standartenführer |
| Commands | SS-Freiwilligen Legion Flandern SS Division Frundsberg |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
Michael Hans Lippert (24 April 1897 – 1 September 1969) was a mid-level paramilitary commander in the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany during World War II. He commanded several concentration camps, including Sachsenhausen, before becoming a commander of the SS-Freiwilligen Legion Flandern and the SS Division Frundsberg. He and Theodor Eicke shot and killed Sturmabteilung (SA) leader Ernst Röhm on 1 July 1934, during the Night of the Long Knives. In 1957, he was sentenced to 18 months in prison by a West German court for his part in Röhm's death.