Richard John (Lieutenant General)
Richard John (born June 21, 1896 in Wilhelmshaven ; † February 19, 1965 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen ) was a German officer , most recently Lieutenant General in World War II .
Life
John served as an officer in the First World War . In the Wehrmacht he rose to lieutenant colonel in 1938. During the Second World War he led the 292nd Infantry Division on the Eastern Front as commander . He was in captivity from May 1945 to June 1947.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
- Repeat clasp for the Iron Cross II. And I. Class
- German cross in gold on May 26, 1943
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on December 20, 1943
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.oocities.org/~orion47/WEHRMACHT/HEER/Generalleutnant2/JOHN_RICHARD.html
- ↑ 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. 202 .
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| SURNAME | John, Richard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, most recently lieutenant general in World War II |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 21, 1896 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wilhelmshaven |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 19, 1965 |
| Place of death | Garmisch-Partenkirchen |