Wilfried Richter

Military Person

1916 – 1981

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Who was Wilfried Richter?

Wilfried Richter was an Obersturmbannführer in the Waffen-SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.

Wilfried Richter was awarded the Knight's Cross while in command of a Sturmgeschütz Battery, 3rd SS Sturmgeschütz Battalion, 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf on the 21 April 1942.

He later went on to command the II.Battalion, 95th SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment, 38th SS Division Nibelungen

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Born
May 9, 1916
Pforzheim
Died
Apr 18, 1981
Heidekreis

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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