Date of birth:

August 27th, 1910 (Bayreuth/Bavaria, Germany)

Date of death:

June 16th, 1969 (Hof an der Saale/Bavaria, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Friedrich Richter reached the rank of Oberst.
14.04.1931: Infanterie-Regiment 21
01.10.1934: Infanterie-Regiment 42
00.09.1939: Oberfeldwebel, Zugführer, Infanterie-Regiment 42 - campaign in Poland
01.12.1939: promoted to Leutnant
01.02.1940: promoted to Oberleutnant, Chef, 4. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 42
00.05.1940: campaign in the West
00.02.1941: campaign in the Balkans
00.06.1941: campaign in Russia
00.03.1942: Olt, Führer, III. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 42 - Sebastopol
01.05.1942: promoted to Hauptmann
24.05.1943: awarded the Deutschen Kreuz in Gold for the combat in the Mius region and Donez near Isjum
00.08.1943: Major, Kommandeur, III. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 42
17.08.1943: awarded the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
00.01.1944: severely WIA near Kriwoi Rog and evacuated
26.04.1944: Führerreserve des Oberkommando des Heeres
11.11.1944: Führer, Grenadier-Regiment 1222, 180. Infanterie-Division
30.01.1945: promoted to Oberstleutnant
01.02.1945: Kommandeur, Grenadier-Regiment 1222, 180. Infanterie-Division
00.03.1945: Bridgehead Wesel
05.04.1945: awarded the Eichenlaub
17.04.1945: US POW

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Unit:

Infanterie-Regiment 42, 46. Infanterie-Division

Awarded on:

April 18th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)

Unit:

Führer, III. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 42, 46. Infanterie-Division

Awarded on:

May 24th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

August 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Major

Unit:

Kommandeur, III. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 42

Awarded on:

August 17th, 1943

Awarded for his bravery and the successful leadership of his battalion during the battle of Izyum.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)

Unit:

Kommandeur, Grenadier-Regiment 1222, 180. Infanterie-Division

Awarded on:

April 5th, 1945

• - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
  - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
  - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1998.