Johann-Georg Richert
| Johann-Georg Richert | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 April 1890 |
| Died |
30 January 1946 (aged 55) Minsk, Soviet Union |
| Organization | Army (Wehrmacht) |
| Criminal charge | War crimes |
| Criminal penalty | Death penalty |
| Trial | Minsk Trial |
| military career | |
| Allegiance |
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| Rank | Generalleutnant |
| Commands held |
286th Security Division 35th Infantry Division |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Johann-Georg Richert (14 April 1890 – 30 January 1946) was a German general during World War II. He commanded the 286th Security Division whose personnel committed numerous war crimes in occupied Belarus, in the Army Group Center Rear Area.
Richert was taken prisoner by Soviet troops on 8 May 1945. He was charged with war crimes and convicted by the Soviet Military Tribunal in the Minsk Trial. Richert was executed by hanging on 30 January 1946 in Minsk.
Awards and decorations
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (20 September 1939) & 1st Class (3 October 1939)[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 1 December 1941 as oberst in 23rd Infantry Regiment[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 17 March 1944 as generalleutnant and commander of 35th Infantry Division[3]
- Oak Leaves on 18 October 1944 as generalleutnant and commander of 35th Infantry Division[4]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Heer, Hannes (2004). "The Logic of the War of Extermination". In Hannes Heer; Klaus Naumann. War of Extermination: The German Military In World War II. Berghahn Books. ISBN 1-57181-232-6.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.
Further reading
- Beorn, Waitman Wade (2014). Marching into Darkness: The Wehrmacht and the Holocaust in Belarus. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0674725508.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Generalleutnant Kurt Müller |
Commander of 286th Security Division 15 June 1942 – 1 November 1943 |
Succeeded by Generalleutnant Hans Oschmann |
| Preceded by Generalleutnant Ludwig Merker |
Commander of 35th Infantry Division 5 November 1943 – 9 April 1944 |
Succeeded by Generalmajor Gustav Gihr |
| Preceded by Generalmajor Gustav Gihr |
Commander of 35th Infantry Division 11 May 1944 – 5 January 1945 |
Succeeded by Oberst Paul Baade |
| Preceded by Oberst Paul Baade |
Commander of 35th Infantry Division 26 March 1945 – May 1945 |
Succeeded by Generalmajor der Reserve Dr. Ernst Meiners |
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