Johann-Georg Richert

Johann-Georg Richert (14 April 1890 – 30 January 1946) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He commanded the 286th Security Division whose personnel committed numerous war crimes in occupied Belarus, in the rear of Army Group Center.
Richert was taken prisoner by Soviet troops on 8 May 1945. He was charged with war crimes and convicted by the Soviet Military Tribunal. Richert was executed by hanging on 30 January 1946 in Minsk.

• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (20 September 1939) & 1st Class (3 October 1939)
• German Cross in Gold on 1 December 1941 as Oberst in Infanterie-Regiment 23
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 17 March 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 35. Infanterie-Division
  • 623rd Oak Leaves on 18 October 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 35. Infanterie-Division

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