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Friedrich, Richard Gustav

Date of birth:
March 20th, 1906 (Adelsheim/Baden, Germany)
Date of death:
June 25th, 1944 (Moissejewka/Belarus, Soviet Union)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Schatkowo
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Promotions:
September 5th, 1939: Stabswachtmeister;
March 3rd, 1942: Rittmeister;
March 18th, 1942: Major;
June 1st, 1944: Oberstleutnant (postuum).

Career:
?: Panzerjäger-Abteilung 229;
November 15th, 1943 to June 25th, 1944: Kommandeur, Division Fusilier Bataillon, Aufklärungs-Abteilung 35.

Richard Gustav Friedrich probably lies buried as an unknown soldier at the German Cemetery Schatkowo in Babruysk.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Rittmeister
Unit:
Panzerjäger-Abteilung 229, 197. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
September 17th, 1943
Ehrenblattspange des Heeres und Waffen-SS
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 35, 35. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
February 29th, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Verwundetenabzeichen Condor Legion in Silber

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