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Friedrich Richter (officer)

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Service/branch
  
Heer

Rank
  
Oberst

Years of service
  
1931–45

Name
  
Friedrich Richter

Born
  
27 August 1910 Bayreuth (
1910-08-27
)

Died
  
16 June 1969(1969-06-16) (aged 58) Hof an der Saale

Allegiance
  
Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Commands held
  
Grenadier-Regiment 1222

Friedrich Richter (27 August 1910 – 16 June 1969) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (5 October 1939)
  • 1st Class (5 July 1940)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (18 April 1942)
  • German Cross in Gold on 24 May 1942 as Oberleutnant in the III./Infanterie-Regiment 42
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 17 August 1943 as Major and commander of the III./Grenadier-Regiment 42
  • 818th Oak Leaves on 5 April 1945 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 1222

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