Bruno Richter

Bruno Richter
Born	(1914-11-23)23 November 1914 Bechcice
Died	6 June 1993(1993-06-06) (aged 78) Berlin
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1934–1945
Rank	Rittmeister
Commands held	Füsilier-Battalion (A.A.) 24
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of Kiev (1941) Siege of Sevastopol (1941-1942) Siege of Leningrad Courland Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Bruno Richter (23 November 1914 – 6 June 1993) was a highly decorated Rittmeister in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Bruno Richter was captured by Soviet troops in May 1945 in the Courland Pocket and was held until 1949.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
  • in Silver
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 9 June 1944 as Rittmeister and leader of Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 24
  • 825th Oak Leaves on 8 April 1945 as Rittmeister and commander of Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 24

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht