howard kippenberger

Personal details

Full Name:

  • Howard Karl Kippenberger

Lifetime:

  • 28 Jan 18974 May 1957
Biography

Leader of the 5th New Zealand Infantry Brigade in the North African desert campaigns of 1942 and 1943, Kippenberger was New Zealand’s most popular military commander, and perhaps its most talented.

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    Leader of the 5th New Zealand Infantry Brigade in the North African desert campaigns of 1942 and 1943, Kippenberger was New Zealand’s most popular military commander, and perhaps its most talented.