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Fritz-Georg von Rappard (15 August 1892 – 29 January 1946) was a Nazi German general and war criminal during World War II. He commanded the 7th Infantry Division. In 1946, he was part of a group of Wehrmacht personnel tried for war crimes in open court by the Soviet military tribunal in the city of Velikiye Luki. Along with seven other officers of various ranks, Rappard was convicted and executed.
Awards and decorations Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (11 November 1914) & 1st Class (31 July 1916)Thomas 1998, p. 183. Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (18 June 1940) & 1st Class (24 July 1940) German Cross in Gold on 1 June 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 7. Infanterie-DivisionPatzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 366. Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight's Cross on 20 October 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 7. Infanterie-DivisionFellgiebel 2000, p. 284. Oak Leaves on 24 February 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of 7. Infanterie DivisionFellgiebel 2000, p. 81.
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