Major General Howard Kippenberger
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Major General Howard Kippenberger was a distinguished New Zealand military commander who led infantry forces in key World War II campaigns and later became a prominent military historian and editor of the official war histories.
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| Howard Kippenberger | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
New Zealand Army officer
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World War II veteran ⓘ human ⓘ military historian ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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Companion of the Order of the Bath NERFINISHED ⓘ Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 (France) NERFINISHED ⓘ Distinguished Service Order ⓘ Distinguished Service Order and Bar NERFINISHED ⓘ Efficiency Decoration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1897-01-28 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Soldiers' section, Karori Cemetery, Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cerebral haemorrhage ⓘ |
| commanded |
2nd New Zealand Division
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5th New Zealand Infantry Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
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World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | New Zealand ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1957-05-05 ⓘ |
| disability | bilateral leg amputation ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Christchurch Boys' High School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | New Zealand War History Branch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Kippenberger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Howard Karl Kippenberger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | New Zealand Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Major General ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Cassino battles
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Second Battle of El Alamein NERFINISHED ⓘ Tunisian campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | New Zealand official histories of the Second World War (editorial leadership) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
editor
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military historian ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Ladbrooks, Canterbury, New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Wellington, New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Editor-in-Chief, New Zealand Official War Histories ⓘ |
| preWarOccupation | lawyer ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
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surface form:
Presbyterianism
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| servedIn |
First World War
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Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations |
Battle of Crete
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Greek campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ North African campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedAs |
barrister
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solicitor ⓘ |
| woundedInAction | Italian campaign 1944 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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