Wilfried Richter

Wilfried Richter
Born	9 May 1916 Pforzheim, Germany
Died	18 April 1981 (1981-04-19) (aged 64) Engehausen, Germany
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Waffen-SS
Years of service	1939–45
Rank	Obersturmbannführer
Unit	3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf 38th SS Division Nibelungen
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross 1st Class Iron Cross 2nd Class Eastern Front Medal 1941/42 Demyansk Shield

Wilfried Richter (9 May 1916 — 18 April 1981) 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 (Assault Gun, StuG) 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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Further reading

• 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. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Henschler, Henri; Fey, Willi (2003). Armor Battles of the Waffen-SS, 1943–45. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-2905-5.
• Mitcham, Samuel W (2007). Retreat to the Reich : the German defeat in France, 1944. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3384-7.
• 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)