Richard Lepper
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Richard Lepper
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Born | 15 July 1897 Potsdam |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. near Stalingrad |
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Service/ |
Heer |
Years of service | 1914–43 |
Rank | Generalmajor |
Commands held | Artilleriekommandeur 6 |
Battles/wars | World War I
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Richard Lepper (15 July 1897 – 30 March 1943) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Richard Lepper was captured by Soviet troops after the fall of Stalingrad. He died in captivity on 30 March 1943.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
- Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- 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
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External links
- Richard Lepper @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived November 17, 2010)
- World War 2 Awards.com
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
- World War II prisoners of war 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