Richard Heidrich

German general

Not to be confused with Reinhard Heydrich.

Richard Heidrich

Heidrich in 1941

Born| (1896-07-27)27 July 1896
Lawalde, German Empire
Died| 22 December 1947(1947-12-22) (aged 51)
Hamburg-Bergedorf, Allied-occupied Germany
Allegiance|  German Empire
Weimar Republic
Nazi Germany
Service / branch| Reichsheer
Reichswehr
Luftwaffe
Years of service| 1914–45
Rank| General
Commands| 7th Air Division
1st Parachute Division
1st Parachute Corps
Battles / wars| World War I

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World War II

* Annexation of the Sudetenland
* Battle of France
* Battle of Crete
* Eastern Front
* Operation Husky
* Battle of Ortona
* Battle of Monte Cassino
* Battle of Bologna

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

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* Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (25 May 1941) & 1st Class (25 May 1941)[1]
* German Cross in Gold on 31 March 1942 as Oberst in Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3[2]
* 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[3]
* Oak Leaves on 5 February 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 1. Fallschirmjäger-Division[3]
* Swords on 25 March 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 1. Fallschirmjäger-Division[3]

## References

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Citations

1. ^ Thomas 1997, p. 259.
2. ^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 172.
3. ^ a b c Scherzer 2007, p. 374.

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Bibliography

* Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
* Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
* Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.

Military offices

Preceded by

Generalleutnant Erich Petersen

|  Commander of 7\. Flieger-Division
1 August 1942 – 1 May 1943  | Succeeded by

1st Fallschirmjäger-Division

Preceded by

1\. Flieger-Division

|  Commander of 1st Fallschirmjäger-Division
1 May 1943 – 18 November 1944  | Succeeded by

Generalmajor Karl-Lothar Schulz

Preceded by

General der Flieger Alfred Schlemm

|  Commander of 1st Parachute Corps
1 November 1944 - 3 May 1945  | Succeeded by

None

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