Wilfried Richter Military person

Wilfried Richter (9 May 1916 — 18 April 1981) was an Obersturmbannführer in the Waffen-SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.Wilfried Richter was awarded the Knight's Cross while in command of a Sturmgeschütz (Assault Gun, StuG) Battery, 3rd SS Sturmgeschütz Battalion, 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf on the 21 April 1942.He later went on to command the II.Battalion, 95th SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment, 38th SS Division Nibelungen

Personal facts

Wilfried Richter
Birth dateMay 09, 1916
Birth place
Germany , Pforzheim
Date of deathApril 18, 1981
Place of death
Germany , Engehausen

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Military person

award
Demyansk Shield
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Iron Cross
Eastern Front Medal
military operations
World War II
military branch
Waffen-SS
military unit
38th SS Division Nibelungen
3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf
service start1939
service end1945

Wilfried Richter on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://books.google.com/books?id=qBrjZ8-VtEMC&pg=PP1