Generalmajor Richard Lepper Born: 15 Jul 1897 in Potsdam Died: 30 Mar 1943 in Camp Frolov near Stalingrad, USSR Promotions:
Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (14 Nov 1914); F�hnrich (24 Dec 1914); Leutnant (22 Mar 1915); Oberleutnant (31 Jul 1925); Hauptmann (01 Apr 1931); Major (01 Mar 1936); Oberstleutnant (01 Apr 1939); Oberst (01 Oct 1941); Generalmajor (10 Aug 1943) Career:
Entered Army Service (07 Aug 1914)
War Volunteer in the 56th Field-Artillery-Regiment (07 Aug 1914-07 Oct 1914)
Transferred to the Field with the Regiment (07 Oct 1914-01 Nov 1914)
Fahnenjunker in the 56th Field-Artillery-Regiment (01 Nov 1914-15 Dec 1915)
Wounded from a fall from a horse, in Hospital (15 Dec 1915-09 Apr 1916)
Transferred to the Field with the 56th Field-Artillery-Regiment (09 Apr 1916-10 Jan 1917)
Detached to the Field Artillery Firing School Beverloo (05 Nov 1916-23 Dec 1916)
Adjutant of I. Battalion of the 56th Field-Artillery-Regiment (10 Jan 1917-27 Apr 1918)
Battery-Leader in the 56th Field-Artillery-Regiment (27 Apr 1918-15 Jul 1919)
Detached to the Preparatory Officer School Potsdam (28 Mar 1919-06 Sep 1919)
Transferred into the 5th Reichswehr-Artillery-Regiment (15 Jul 1919-09 Sep 1919)
Auxiliary-Officer with the Regiment-Staff of the 5th Artillery-Regiment (09 Sep 1919-01 Feb 1920)
Ordinance-Officer with the Staff of I. Battalion of the 5th Artillery-Regiment (01 Feb 1920-15 May 1920)
Battery-Officer in the 5th Artillery-Regiment (15 May 1920-20 May 1920)
Temporary Adjutant of III. Battalion of the 5th Artillery-Regiment (20 May 1920-10 Jul 1920)
Adjutant of III. Battalion of the 5th Artillery-Regiment (10 Jul 1920-07 Sep 1920)
Battery-Officer in the 5th Artillery-Regiment (07 Sep 1920-01 Jan 1921)
Battery-Officer in the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Jan 1921-01 Oct 1922)
Detached to Training to the 3rd Pioneer-Battalion (01 Aug 1921-10 Sep 1921)
Adjutant of II. Battalion of the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1922-01 Oct 1926)
Detached as Educator to the Cavalry-School Hannover (01 Oct 1924-30 Sep 1926)
Battery-Officer in the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Oct 1926-01 Oct 1928)
Detached to Firing Course for Artillery Officers at Ohrdruf (28 Feb 1927-09 Apr 1927)
Instructor at the Artillery School (01 Oct 1928-01 Apr 1933)
Battery-Chief in the 3rd Artillery-Regiment (01 Apr 1933-01 Oct 1934)
Battery-Chief in Artillery-Regiment J�terbog (01 Oct 1934-01 Jan 1935)
Instructor at the War-School Hannover (01 Jan 1935-06 Oct 1936)
Commander of II. Battalion of the 26th Artillery-Regiment (06 Oct 1936-06 Feb 1940)
Commander of the 299th Artillery-Regiment (06 Feb 1940-31 May 1941)
F�hrer-Reserve OKH (31 May 1941-03 Jul 1941)
Transferred to the Staff of the General of Artillery with the Commander-in-Chief Army (03 Jul 1941-25 Feb 1942)
Commander of the 299th Artillery-Regiment (25 Feb 1942-26 Oct 1942)
Artillery-Commander 6 (26 Oct 1942-03 Feb 1943)
Captured at Stalingrad, in Soviet captivity (03 Feb 1943-30 Mar 1943)
Died in Soviet Captivity (30 Mar 1943)
Awards & Decorations:
- Ritterkreuz: am 17.12.1942 als Oberst und Arko 6 und F�hrer einer Kampfgruppe im Stalingrad
- Ritterkreuz des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II
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