Gerhard Richter (pilot)

Gerhard Richter
Born	21 November 1913 Niedergebra
Died	12 March 1995 (aged 81) Neckargemünd
Allegiance	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	Spanish Civil War World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Annexation of the Memel Territory Invasion of Poland Battle of France Battle of Britain Balkans Campaign Battle of the Mediterranean
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

1. 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 Miltaer-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.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com