Werner Richter (General)
Werner Richter (born October 21, 1893 in Zittau , † June 3, 1944 in Riga ) was a German officer , most recently Lieutenant General in World War II .
Life
Richter served as an officer in the First World War . In the Wehrmacht, Richter was in command of the 87th Infantry Division and the 263rd Infantry Division during World War II . At the beginning of the war he was Chief of the General Staff of the 7th Army .
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
- Clasp for the Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st class
- German cross in gold on November 26, 1943
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on February 7, 1944
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. 291 .
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| SURNAME | Richter, Werner |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, most recently lieutenant general in World War II |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 21, 1893 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zittau |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 3, 1944 |
| Place of death | Riga |