Hippel was sent to North Africa in February 1943, where he commanded a German-Arab unit in Tunis, surrendering to the Allied troops with the rest of the Axis forces in Tunisia in May 1943. Post-war life After the war, Hippel returned to Germany and in 1959 he was living in Emmingen ab Egg in Baden-Württemberg. He died on 1 January 1977 in Kiel at the age of 86. References Eric LeFevre. Brandenburg Division, Commandos of the Reich. Paris, France: Histoire & Collections. 2000 (translated from the French by Julia Finel. Originally published as La Division Brandenburg 1939-1945. Paris: Presses de la Cité. 1983). . German Army personnel of World War I German Army officers of World War II Colonial people of German East Africa People from Toruń 1890 births 1977 deaths Schutztruppe personnel University of Tübingen alumni Abwehr personnel of World War II