Werner Richter Explained

Werner Richter
Birth Date:21 October 1893
Death Place:Riga, Soviet Union
Branch:Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank:Generalleutnant
Commands:87th Infantry Division
263rd Infantry Division
Battles:World War II
Awards:Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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

References

Bibliography

. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel . 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 . German . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Pallas . 978-3-7909-0284-6.

Notes and References

  1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 291.