Richard Daniel (General)

Richard Daniel (born December 24, 1900 in Anspach (Neu-Anspach) , † May 4, 1986 in Neumünster ) was a German officer , most recently major general in World War II .

From 1916 to 1918 Daniel did military service as a volunteer. On October 1, 1919, he entered the police force. On October 15, 1935 he was transferred to the Wehrmacht. From December 1, 1943 to July 1944, he was in command of teaching staff II at the Döberitz infantry school. On July 15, 1944, he took over the leadership of the 45th People's Grenadier Division. In this position he was seriously wounded on March 19, 1945 by an anti-tank splinter. In May 1945 he was taken prisoner of war from which he was released in June due to his injury.

Promotions: March 1, 1940 Major April 1, 1940 Lieutenant Colonel November 30, 1942 Colonel October 1, 1944 Major General

Awards

Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st class
East Medal 1942
Wound Badge (1939) in silver on March 25, 1945
Honorary sheet clasp of the Army on February 25, 1945
Crimean shield on February 15, 1943
German cross in gold on June 2, 1943
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with oak leaves
- Knight's Cross on July 25, 1942
- Oak leaves on April 30, 1945

literature

Peter Stockert: Die Eichenlaubträger 1940–1945 , 9 volumes, 4th revised edition, Bad Friedrichshall 2010–2011.

Individual evidence

↑ Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearers 1939-1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 .
↑ Walther-Peer Fellgiebel : The bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945 - The holder of the highest award of the Second World War of all parts of the Wehrmacht . Dörfler Verlag, Eggolsheim 2004, ISBN 3-7909-0284-5 , p. 85 .

personal data
SURNAME	Daniel, Richard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German officer, most recently major general in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH	December 24, 1900
PLACE OF BIRTH	Anspach (Neu-Anspach) , Hesse
DATE OF DEATH	May 4th 1986
Place of death	Neumunster , Schleswig-Holstein

[1] Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearers 1939-1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 .

[2] Walther-Peer Fellgiebel : The bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945 - The holder of the highest award of the Second World War of all parts of the Wehrmacht . Dörfler Verlag, Eggolsheim 2004, ISBN 3-7909-0284-5 , p. 85 .