Richard Lepper

Richard Lepper
Richard Lepper
Born	15 July 1897
Died	30 March 1943 (aged 45); near Stalingrad
	Military career
Allegiance	German Empire; Weimar Republic; Nazi Germany
Branch	Army
Service years	1914–1943
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands	Artilleriekommandeur 6
Conflicts	Battle of Stalingrad
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Richard Lepper (15 July 1897 – 30 March 1943) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Lepper surrendered to the Soviet troops after the fall of Stalingrad. He died in captivity on 30 March 1943.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 December 1942 as Oberst and commander of Artilleriekommandeur 6

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.