Martin Tappe (10 January 1910 — 19 April 1969) was an Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant Colonel) and Oberstleutnant of the Schutzpolizei in the Waffen SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.Martin Tappe was born on the 10 January 1910, in Löhne Westfalen.He was awarded the Knights Cross in March 1945 while in command of the II.Battalion, 8th SS Polizei Panzer Grenadier Regiment (4th SS Polizei Panzergrenadier Division) on the Eastern Front.Tappe survived the war and died on the 19 April 1969 in Wuppertal.