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Richard Heidrich
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Heidrich in 1941
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Born | Lawalde |
27 July 1896
Died | 22 December 1947 Hamburg-Bergedorf |
(aged 51)
Allegiance | German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
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Reichsheer Reichswehr Luftwaffe |
Years of service | 1914–45 |
Rank | General |
Commands held | 7th Air Division 1st Parachute Division 1st Parachute Corps |
Battles/wars | World War I
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords |
Richard Heidrich (27 July 1896 – 22 December 1947) was a German paratroop general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany.
Heidrich was taken prisoner on 3 May 1945 and released in July 1947. He died on 22 December 1947 in a care hospital in Hamburg-Bergedorf.
Awards
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (25 May 1941) & 1st Class (25 May 1941)
- German Cross in Gold on 31 March 1942 as Oberst in Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
- Knight's Cross on 14 June 1941 as Oberst and commander of the Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3
- Oak Leaves on 5 February 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 1. Fallschirmjäger-Division
- Swords on 25 March 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 1. Fallschirmjäger-Division
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