Richard Pellengahr

Richard Pellengahr

Born	19 August 1883 Wiedenbrück
Died	9 October 1964 (1964-10-10) (aged 81) Bielefeld
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1902–1945
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	196. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War I Battle of Verdun World War II Operation Weserübung Norwegian Campaign
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Relations	Hubert Schulze-Pellengahr (cousin and German politician)

Richard Pellengahr (19 August 1883 – 9 October 1964) was a major general in the German Wehrmacht, commander of the 196th infantry division.

Awards

Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st Class
House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
Clasp of the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 May 1940 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 196. Infanterie-Division^[1]

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

Military offices
Preceded by none	Commander of 196. Infanterie-Division 27 December 1939 – 1 March 1942	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Dr. Friedrich Franek