Date of birth:

August 3rd, 1902 (Alt Ballupönen/Eastprussia, Germany)

Date of death:

July 5th, 1944 (Beresina/Belarus, Soviet Union)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Richard Laukat reached the rank of Oberst.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Major

Unit:

Kommandeur II. / Artillerie-Reigment 103

Awarded on:

October 18th, 1941

On the 06.10.1941, south of Mzensk, the firing positions of the II./Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment came under attack from a Soviet armour unit. Several T-34s were shot up and the battle resolved in the Germans’ favour. For his leadership during this engagement Major Laukat would be decorated with the Knight’s Cross.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• - DEBUS, ARNO, Die Ritterkreuzträger der 4. Panzer-Division: 1939 - 1945, Selbstverl. des Hrsg., 2011.
  - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.