__NOTOC__ Alfred Philippi (3 August 1903 – 15 June 1994) was a German general during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

. He was a recipient of the

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on 14 May 1944 as ''

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'' and commander of 535th Grenadier RegimentFellgiebel 2000, p. 276.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Philippi, Alfred 1903 births 1994 deaths People from the Rhine Province Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United States Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht) Military personnel from Saarland