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Richard Pellengahr

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Years of service
  
1902–45

Name
  
Richard Pellengahr

Rank
  
Generalleutnant

Service/branch
  
German Army

Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Battles/wars
  
World War I Battle of Verdun World War II Operation Weserubung Norwegian Campaign

Relations
  
Hubert Schulze-Pellengahr (cousin and German politician)

Died
  
October 9, 1964, Bielefeld, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Commands held
  
196e division d'infanterie

Battles and wars
  
Battle of Verdun, World War I, Operation Weserubung, Norwegian Campaign, World War II

Richard Pellengahr (19 August 1883 – 9 October 1964) was a major general in the German Wehrmacht, commander of the 196th infantry division. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards

  • Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st Class
  • House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
  • Clasp of the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 May 1940 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 196. Infanterie-Division

    • References

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