Talk:Theodor von Hippel

Suggested move

The subject of the article was German, and his surname is correctly spelled "Theodor", without the terminal e. It's rather unusual to translate names of persons that lived in the 20th century, so despite the fact that this is English language Wikipedia this should be moved to the German spelling. Pilatus 00:46, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

Sure, I can go along with that. The same was applied to one of my favorite Classical historians Theodor Mommsen. As Jimbo is fond of saying "It should not be a big deal". A BIGGER deal, however, is finding more specific information on Von Hipple himself. I've looked all over the place and can only find scant references and anecdotes. It is as if much of the record of his early and later life and wartime activities fell into a deep, black hole. I can't even find any reliable DoBs/DoDs!! Considering the nature of his activities and the regime he served, some gaps are to be expected, but these are chasims! Was he another victim in the purge of the Abwehr following the July Plot? Did he manage to escape somewhere? Did he participate in any of the Brandenburgers' wartime operations? So far I've turned up Nada. Please, if you know anything more on the subject besides his proper German name spelling, throw them in and you will have this Geist's gratitude. Danke, --R.D.H. (Ghost In The Machine) 04:51, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

Result

Moved. WhiteNight ^{T | @ | C} 01:29, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

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... Another problem is that during the Polish invasion the unit wasn't called Brandenburger but Battaillion Ebbinghaus... (Kurowski, Franz's book) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.180.182.151 (talk) 11:49, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

Ambiguity

Is this article intended to be about von Hippel "the man" or about the Brandenburgers? It seems that 2/3rds of the information has to do with the organization, and there is almost nothing "biographical" about von Hippel himself...Engr105th (talk) 00:13, 10 June 2011 (UTC)

Agree with the above. I will adjust the article to focus on the subject rather than the unit. Please let me know if there are any concerns. K.e.coffman (talk) 18:49, 19 February 2016 (UTC)

Rank

The opening of the article says he was a Hauptmann under von Lettow-Vorbeck in WWI, but the end of the article gives his promotion to Oberleutnant (one rank lower) in 1935. Doesn't seem right... --24.202.1.112 (talk) 17:43, 24 January 2012 (UTC)

He was not a Hauptmann, but rather an NCO, in the Schutztruppe. He was promoted to Feldwebel on 1 April 1916, 5 days before being taken prisoner. I will update the main page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.188.143.98 (talk) 01:33, 3 July 2015 (UTC)

Date of Death?

I also don't know when he died, but in 1959 he was living in Emmingen ab Egg in Baden-Württemberg State, Germany. At the time he had five children and numerous grandchildren. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gilbert von Studnitz (talk • contribs) 01:56, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

Recent edit

Preserving here by providing this link; my rationale was: "c/e; npov; excessive intricate detail". --K.e.coffman (talk) 02:08, 16 January 2019 (UTC)