Gerhard Richter (pilot)
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Gerhard Richter | |
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Born | 21 November 1913 Niedergebra |
Died | 12 March 1995 Neckargemünd |
(aged 81)
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() |
Service/branch | Heer Luftwaffe |
Years of service | 1934–45 ?–1970 |
Rank | Major (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr) |
Unit | LG 1 |
Commands held | IV.(Erg)Gruppe/LG 1 II. Gruppe/LG 1 |
Battles/wars | Spanish Civil War World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Gerhard Richter (21 November 1913 – 12 March 1995) was a highly decorated Major in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards and decorations
- Flugzeugführerabzeichen (20 December 1936)
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold (15 June 1941)
- Spanish Cross in Gold
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (21 September 1943)
- Sudetenland Medal (2 October 1939)
- Memel Medal (26 October 1939)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (16 September 1939)
- 1st Class (27 May 1940)
- Medaglia d'Argento al Valore Militare (20 November 1941)
- German Cross in Gold (9 January 1943)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 November 1940 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 9.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1[1]
References
Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 290.
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. Unknown parameter
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Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Hauptmann Hans-Karl Stepp |
Gruppenkommandeur of IV.(Erg)Gruppe/LG 1 26 February 1942 – 17 October 1942 |
Succeeded by Major Erwin Schulz |
Preceded by Major Gerhard Kollewe |
Gruppenkommandeur of II. Gruppe/LG 1 17 October 1942 – 20 January 1943 |
Succeeded by Hauptmann Karl-Heinz Schomann |
Preceded by Hauptmann Karl-Heinz Schomann |
Gruppenkommandeur of II. Gruppe/LG 1 25 March 1943 – 9 September 1943 |
Succeeded by Hauptmann Leopold Köck, |
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- 1913 births
- 1995 deaths
- People from Nordhausen (district)
- People from the Province of Saxony
- German World War II pilots
- German Air Force personnel
- Recipients of the Spanish Cross
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Condor Legion personnel
- Luftwaffe pilots