Richard Heidrich

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.

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

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)[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

Citations

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

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.