Richard Lepper | |
Birth Date: | 15 July 1897 |
Death Place: | near Stalingrad |
Allegiance: | |
Branch: | Army |
Serviceyears: | 1914–43 |
Rank: | Generalmajor |
Commands: | Artilleriekommandeur 6 |
Battles: | Battle of Stalingrad |
Awards: | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Richard Lepper (15 July 1897 – 30 March 1943) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Lepper surrendered to the Soviet troops after the fall of Stalingrad. He died in captivity on 30 March 1943.
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