Richard Koll

Richard Koll as Colonel, 1941

Richard Koll (born April 7, 1897 in Koblenz , † May 13, 1963 in Berlin ) was a German lieutenant general in World War II .

Military career

Koll was trained in the cadet corps and took part in the First World War, in which he was awarded both classes of the Iron Cross . After the end of the war he was accepted into the Reichswehr and used in the motor vehicle troops. In the autumn of 1937 he became the commander of the II. Division of the 11th Panzer Regiment. He was appointed commander of the 11th Panzer Regiment on January 1, 1940. This he led in France and Russia. Koll was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on July 15, 1941 for his services as regimental commander .

From January 1 to February 19, 1944, he commanded the 1st Panzer Division during the Korsun-Shevchenkovsk operation . In 1944 he became head of motor vehicle repairs.

He was captured by British forces in 1945 and released from captivity in 1946.

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 , p. 464.
^ Samuel W. Mitcham : The Panzer Legions: A Guide to the German Army Tank Divisions of World War Two. Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg PA 2006, ISBN 0-8117-3353-X , p. 42 ( limited preview in Google book search)
↑ Rolf-Dieter Müller, Hans Umbreit: The German Reich and the Second World War: 1942–1944 / 45. Volume 5: Organization and mobilization of the German sphere of influence. War administration, economics and human resources. Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-421-06499-7 , p. 634 ( limited preview in the Google book search).

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personal data
SURNAME	Koll, Richard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German Lieutenant General in World War II
DATE OF BIRTH	April 7, 1897
PLACE OF BIRTH	Koblenz
DATE OF DEATH	May 13, 1963
Place of death	Berlin

[Scherzer-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 , p. 464.

[2] Samuel W. Mitcham : The Panzer Legions: A Guide to the German Army Tank Divisions of World War Two. Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg PA 2006, ISBN 0-8117-3353-X , p. 42 ( limited preview in Google book search)

[3] Rolf-Dieter Müller, Hans Umbreit: The German Reich and the Second World War: 1942–1944 / 45. Volume 5: Organization and mobilization of the German sphere of influence. War administration, economics and human resources. Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-421-06499-7 , p. 634 ( limited preview in the Google book search).