Service/branch Heer Rank Oberst (Posthumously) Name Richard Eichler | Years of service 1918–31
1934–43 Commands held Grenadier-Regiment 212 | |
Died 31 January 1943(1943-01-31) (aged 39)
Stalingrad, Russia Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1931)
Nazi Germany | ||
Richard Karl Eichler (3 April 1903 – 31 January 1943) 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. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Richard Eichler was killed on 31 January 1943 and was posthumously promoted to Oberst on 15 February 1943.
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