(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
General der Flakartillerie Helmut Richter
Born: 22 Jun 1891 in Stuttgart
Died: 18 Apr 1977 in Seeheim, Bergstraße
Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (04 Dec 1911); Fähnrich (22 Mar 1912); Leutnant (19 Nov 1912); Oberleutnant (22 Mar 1916); Hauptmann (01 Nov 1922); Major (01 Apr 1933); Oberstleutnant (01 Nov 1935); Oberst (01 Jan 1938); Generalmajor (01 Aug 1939); Generalleutnant (01 Aug 1941); General der Flakartillerie (01 Feb 1944)
Career:
Entered the Army as a Fahnenjunker and Company-Officer in the 13th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (05 Jul 1911-01 Aug 1914)
Adjutant of the 4th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (02 Aug 1914-05 Jul 1915)
Training-Course at the Foot-Artillery-Firing-School Jüterbog (06 Jul 1915-02 Aug 1915)
With the Replacement-Battalion of the 20th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (05 Aug 1915-05 Aug 1916)
Adjutant of the IV. Battalion of the 1st Foot-Artillery-Regiment (06 Aug 1916-12 Sep 1916)
Company-Leader in the 1st Foot-Artillery-Regiment (13 Sep 1916-26 Dec 1916)
Detached to the 3rd Naval-Cannon-Battery (27 Dec 1916-11 Jan 1917)
Leader of the 3rd Naval-Cannon-Battery (12 Jan 1917-30 Dec 1918)
Company-Officer in the 13th Foot-Artillery-Regiment (31 Dec 1918-05 Feb 1919)
Adjutant of the Experiment-Battalion of the Artillery-Tests-Commission, Berlin (06 Jun 1919-10 Mar 1919)
Assistant with the Field-Equipment-Mastery – Procurement-Inspection, IV 16, RWM (11 Mar 1919-26 Jan 1920)
Battery-Officer in the 5th Artillery-Regiment (27 Jan 1920-30 Sep 1920)
Battalion-Adjutant in the 5th Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1920-31 Dec 1920)
Battery-Officer in the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-14 Mar 1923)
Artillery-Officers-Firing-Course on the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Grafenwöhr (20 May 1921-12 Jul 1921)
Hauptmann with the Staff of the I. Battalion of the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (15 Mar 1923-31 Mar 1924)
At the same time, Detached to the Inspection for Weapons and Equipment, RWM (02 Jun 1923-31 Dec 1923)
Hauptmann with the Staff and Welfare-Officer of the V. Battalion of the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1924-31 Mar 1927)
Battery-Chief in the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1927-1931)
With the Regiments-Staff of the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (1931-1932)
With the Staff of the V. (Mounted) Battalion of the 3rd Artillery-Regiment and Location-Senior Sprottau (1932-30 Sep 1933)
With the Staff of Transport-Battalion Ludwigsburg (01 Oct 1933-30 Sep 1934)
Commander of Transport-Battalion Ludwigsburg (01 Oct 1934-31 Mar 1935)
Transferred into Luftwaffe Service as Commander of Flak-Battalion Ludwigsburg (01 Apr 1935-30 Sep 1935)
Battalion-Commander in the 3rd Flak-Regiment (01 Oct 1936-30 Sep 1936)
Commander of the 3rd Flak-Regiment (01 Oct 1936-31 Mar 1937)
Department-Chief LP 4, Luftwaffe-Personnel-Office, RLM (01 Apr 1937-31 Mar 1940)
Higher Commander of Fortress-Flak-Artillery III (01 Apr 1940-31 Jan 1941)
Commander of the 11th Motorised-Flak-Division (01 Feb 1941-31 Oct 1943)
Commanding General of Flak-Artillery with Luftwaffe-Command South-East (01 Nov 1943-14 Nov 1944)
Commanding General of Flak-Artillery with the Commander-in-Chief of West-Fortifications (15 Nov 1944-00 Feb 1945)
Führer-Reserve OKL (00 Feb 1945-08 May 1945)
In Captivity (08 May 1945-00 May 1947)
Released (00 May 1947)

Decorations & Awards:
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Fürstl. Hohenzollernsches Ehrenkreuz III. Klasse mit Schwertern
- RK II. Klasse des Kgl. Württembg. Friedrichs-Orden mit Schwertern
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse


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