Werner Richter
German General and Knight's Cross recipients (1893–1944)
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::summary German General and Knight's Cross recipients (1893–1944) ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox military person"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Werner Richter |
| birth_date | 21 October 1893 |
| death_date | |
| birth_place | |
| death_place | Riga, Soviet Union |
| allegiance | Nazi Germany |
| branch | Army (Wehrmacht) |
| serviceyears | |
| rank | Generalleutnant |
| commands | 87th Infantry Division |
| 263rd Infantry Division | |
| battles | |
| awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
| :: |
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Werner Richter (21 October 1893 – 3 June 1944) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Werner Richter was wounded on 21 May 1944 and died in Riga on 3 June 1944.
Awards and decorations
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- German Cross in Gold (26 November 1943) -----
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 7 February 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 263rd Infantry Division
References
Citations
Bibliography
- {{Cite book |last=Fellgiebel |first=Walther-Peer |authorlink=Walther-Peer Fellgiebel |year=2000 |orig-date=1986 |title=Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile |trans-title=The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches |language=German |location=Friedberg, Germany |publisher=Podzun-Pallas |isbn=978-3-7909-0284-6
before=Generalleutnant Bogislav von Studnitz| after=General der Artillerie Walter Hartmann| title=Commander of 87th Infantry Division| years=22 August 1942 – 1 February 1943 before=Generalleutnant Hans Traut| after=Generalmajor Rudolf Sieckenius| title=Commander of 263rd Infantry Division| years=1 April 1943 – 21 May 1944
| portal1=Biography
References
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 291.
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