Richard Daniel

For the Church of Ireland priest, see Richard Daniel (priest).

Richard Daniel
Born	(1900-12-24)24 December 1900
Died	4 May 1986(1986-05-04) (aged 85)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands	45th Volksgrenadier Division
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Richard Daniel (24 December 1900 – 4 May 1986) 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 with Oak Leaves.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (12 July 1941) & 1st Class (28 July 1941)
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (25 February 1945)
• German Cross in Gold on 2 June 1943 as Oberst in Grenadier-Regiment 391
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 25 July 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 391
  • (857th) Oak Leaves on 30 April 1945 as Generalmajor and commander of 45. Volksgrenadier-Division

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [First published 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.
• 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.
• 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.