Gerhard Richter (pilot)
| Gerhard Richter | |
|---|---|
| Born |
21 November 1913 Niedergebra |
| Died |
12 March 1995 (aged 81) Neckargemünd |
| Allegiance |
.svg.png){kind=small} Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
| Service/branch |
Heer Luftwaffe |
| Years of service |
1934–45 ?–1970 |
| Rank |
Major (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr) |
| Unit | LG 1 |
| Commands held |
IV.(Erg)Gruppe/LG 1 II. Gruppe/LG 1 |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
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.
Awards and decorations
- Flugzeugführerabzeichen (20 December 1936)
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold (15 June 1941)
- Spanish Cross in Gold
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (21 September 1943)
- Sudetenland Medal (2 October 1939)
- Memel Medal (26 October 1939)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (16 September 1939)
- 1st Class (27 May 1940)
- Medaglia d'Argento al Valore Militare (20 November 1941)
- German Cross in Gold (9 January 1943)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 November 1940 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 9.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1[1]
References
Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 290.
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [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] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- Schumann, Ralf (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 des LG 1 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 of LG 1] (in German). Zweibrücken, Germany: VDM Heinz Nickel. ISBN 978-3-86619-013-9.
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| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Hauptmann Hans-Karl Stepp |
Gruppenkommandeur of IV.(Erg)Gruppe/LG 1 26 February 1942 – 17 October 1942 |
Succeeded by Major Erwin Schulz |
| Preceded by Major Gerhard Kollewe |
Gruppenkommandeur of II. Gruppe/LG 1 17 October 1942 – 20 January 1943 |
Succeeded by Hauptmann Karl-Heinz Schomann |
| Preceded by Hauptmann Karl-Heinz Schomann |
Gruppenkommandeur of II. Gruppe/LG 1 25 March 1943 – 9 September 1943 |
Succeeded by Hauptmann Leopold Köck, |
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