Gerhard Richter (pilot)

Gerhard Richter
Born	21 November 1913 Niedergebra
Died	12 March 1995(1995-03-12) (aged 81) Neckargemünd
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
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 Annexation of the Sudetenland Annexation of the Memel Territory Invasion of Poland Battle of France Battle of Britain Balkans Campaign Battle of the Mediterranean
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

References

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. CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
• Schumann, Ralf (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 des LG 1 (in German). Zweibrücken, Germany: VDM Heinz Nickel. ISBN 978-3-86619-013-9. CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com

Military offices
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,