__NOTOC__ Rudolf Lippert (29 October 1900 – 1 April 1945) was a

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who competed in the

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. He was also a recipient of the

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (), or simply the Knight's Cross (), and its variants, were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. While it was order of precedence, lower in preceden ...

during

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. In 1936 he and his horse ''Fasan'' won the gold medal as part of the German

eventing Eventing (also known as three-day eventing or horse trials) is an equestrian event where the same horse and rider combination compete against other competitors across the three disciplines of dressage, cross-country, and show jumping. This ...

team in the team eventing competition after finishing sixth in the individual eventing competition.

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on 9 June 1944 as ''

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'' and commander of Panzer-Regiment 31Scherzer 2007, p. 510.

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