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Richter, Heinz (Kampfgeschwader 77)

Date of birth:
February 3rd, 1913 (Dorfchemnitz/Saxony, Germany)
Date of death:
June 2nd, 1943 (Prague, Czechoslovakia)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Heinz Richter lies buried at the War Cemetery in Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate; Plot V, Row 1, Grave 10.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
I. / Kampfgeschwader 77
Awarded on:
October 15th, 1941
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
Unit:
Kommandeur III. / Kampfgeschwader 77
Awarded on:
September 19th, 1943
Awarded for his flying and command achievements in all the major theatres of the war.

Awarded posthumously.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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