Werner Richter

Werner Richter
Werner Richter
Born	21 October 1893
Died	3 June 1944 (aged 50); Riga, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	87th Infantry Division; 263rd Infantry Division
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Werner Richter (21 October 1893 – 3 June 1944) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Werner Richter was wounded on 21 May 1944 and died in Riga on 3 June 1944.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 7 February 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 263rd Infantry Division^[1]

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Bogislav von Studnitz	Commander of 87th Infantry Division 22 August 1942 – 1 February 1943	Succeeded by General der Artillerie Walter Hartmann
Preceded by Generalleutnant Hans Traut	Commander of 263rd Infantry Division 1 April 1943 – 21 May 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor Rudolf Sieckenius