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Kurt von Tippelskirch

German world war ii general (1891–1957).

Born October 9th, 1891 in Charlottenburg borough, Charlottenburg.

Died May 10th, 1957 at 65 years old in Lüneburg.

Occupations
military historian, military officer, military personnel, non-fiction writer

When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche