Richard Lepper
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Richard Lepper | |
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Born | 15 July 1897 |
Died | 30 March 1943 near Stalingrad | (aged 45)
Allegiance | German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
Service | Army |
Years of service | 1914–43 |
Rank | Generalmajor |
Commands | Artilleriekommandeur 6 |
Battles / wars | 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.
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 December 1942 as Oberst and commander of Artilleriekommandeur 6[1]
References
Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. .
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 (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
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Categories:
- 1897 births
- 1943 deaths
- People from Potsdam
- Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- German military personnel of World War I
- Knights of the House Order of Hohenzollern
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the Soviet Union
- German people who died in Soviet detention
- People from the Province of Brandenburg
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class