Friedrich Richter (officer)
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Friedrich Richter
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Born | (1910-08-27)27 August 1910 Bayreuth |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Hof an der Saale |
Allegiance | Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
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Heer |
Years of service | 1931–45 |
Rank | Oberst |
Commands held | Grenadier-Regiment 1222 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Friedrich Richter (27 August 1910 – 16 June 1969) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (18 April 1942)[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 24 May 1942 as Oberleutnant in the III./Infanterie-Regiment 42[2]
- Eastern Front Medal
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 17 August 1943 as Major and commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 42[3]
- 818th Oak Leaves on 5 April 1945 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 1222[4]
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External links
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 46th Infantry Division
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1 Knight's Cross with Infanterie-Regiment 122 (50th Infantry Division) 2 Oak Leaves with the XXIX. Armeekorps 3 Oak Leaves with Grenadier-Regiment 1222 (180th Infantry Division) 4 Knight's Cross with Infanterie-Regiment 436 (132nd Infantry Division)
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