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Walter Fritz Rudolf Poppe (8 August 1892 – 17 August 1968) was a German general during the Second World War leading the 59th Infantry Division. On 12 January 1942, he succeeded Wilhelm Wetzel as command of the 255th Infantry Division between the Eastern Front and France until it was disbanded in October 1943, at which point he succeeded Otto Lasch as command of the 217th Infantry Division on the Eastern Front, until it was also disbanded a month later on November 15. He participated in Operation Market Garden, leading the 59th Infantry Division where he led his troops across a river crossing between Breskens and Flushing. After the war he was credited as a 'Military Advisor' on the 1974 film A Bridge Too Far even though he had died in 1968. By war's end, he held command of the .

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  • Walter Poppe (fr)
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  • Walter Fritz Rudolf Poppe (8 août 1892 à Cassel - 17 août 1968 à Herford) est un Generalleutnant allemand qui a servi au sein de la Wehrmacht pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. (fr)
  • Walter Poppe (Kassel, 8 agosto 1892 – Herford, 17 agosto 1968) è stato un generale tedesco della Wehrmacht durante la seconda guerra mondiale. (it)
  • Walter Fritz Rudolf Poppe (8 August 1892 – 17 August 1968) was a German general during the Second World War leading the 59th Infantry Division. On 12 January 1942, he succeeded Wilhelm Wetzel as command of the 255th Infantry Division between the Eastern Front and France until it was disbanded in October 1943, at which point he succeeded Otto Lasch as command of the 217th Infantry Division on the Eastern Front, until it was also disbanded a month later on November 15. He participated in Operation Market Garden, leading the 59th Infantry Division where he led his troops across a river crossing between Breskens and Flushing. After the war he was credited as a 'Military Advisor' on the 1974 film A Bridge Too Far even though he had died in 1968. By war's end, he held command of the . (en)
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  • Walter Fritz Rudolf Poppe (en)
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  • Walter Fritz Rudolf Poppe (en)
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  • Walter Fritz Rudolf Poppe (8 août 1892 à Cassel - 17 août 1968 à Herford) est un Generalleutnant allemand qui a servi au sein de la Wehrmacht pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. (fr)
  • Walter Poppe (Kassel, 8 agosto 1892 – Herford, 17 agosto 1968) è stato un generale tedesco della Wehrmacht durante la seconda guerra mondiale. (it)
  • Walter Fritz Rudolf Poppe (8 August 1892 – 17 August 1968) was a German general during the Second World War leading the 59th Infantry Division. On 12 January 1942, he succeeded Wilhelm Wetzel as command of the 255th Infantry Division between the Eastern Front and France until it was disbanded in October 1943, at which point he succeeded Otto Lasch as command of the 217th Infantry Division on the Eastern Front, until it was also disbanded a month later on November 15. He participated in Operation Market Garden, leading the 59th Infantry Division where he led his troops across a river crossing between Breskens and Flushing. After the war he was credited as a 'Military Advisor' on the 1974 film A Bridge Too Far even though he had died in 1968. By war's end, he held command of the . (en)
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