Service/branch Heer
Luftwaffe Unit LG 1 | Years of service 1934–45
?–1970 Name Gerhard Richter | |
Died 12 March 1995(1995-03-12) (aged 81)
Neckargemund Allegiance Nazi Germany (to 1945)
West Germany Rank Major (Wehrmacht)
Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr) |
Gerhard Richter (21 November 1913 – 12 March 1995) was a highly decorated Major in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
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