Dr. Theodor-Gottlieb von Hippel (19 January 1890 – 1 January 1977) was the German Army, and intelligence officer responsible for the formation and training of the Brandenburgers commando unit.On October 18, 1914, shortly after the outbreak of the First World War, von Hippel volunteered for service in the Schutztruppe for German East Africa, where he served under General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck in the East African theatre, where Lettow-Vorbeck had conducted a guerrilla campaign against Allied colonial troops. Von Hippel was promoted to Unteroffizier in August 1915 and was named an officer aspirant on February 17, 1916. He was promoted to Feldwebel on April 1, 1916, but was wounded and taken prisoner of war 5 days later on April 6. On returning from imprisonment in India on December 20, 1920, he was released from military service with the character of Leutnant der Reserve. Wikipedia
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