This memorial page is dedicated to Alwin Richter, one of more than 725 war victims connected to the municipality of Deurne documented by Stichting Oorlogsslachtoffers. The municipality of Deurne and the surrounding villages of Liessel, Vlierden, Helenaveen, Neerkant and Zeilberg were liberated in the autumn of 1944 during heavy fighting. Victims fell on all sides: Allied soldiers from countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and New Zealand, and German soldiers.

But the archive covers more than just the combat victims on Deurne soil. Residents of Deurne who lost their lives elsewhere are also commemorated: civilians who were murdered in concentration camps, forced labourers who died in Germany, people who were executed or succumbed to the effects of persecution and oppression. In addition, residents of Deurne who entered German military service and were killed elsewhere are also included.

Stichting Oorlogsslachtoffers has been documenting the story of all these people since 1995, without distinction of nationality, side or background. The goal is to give every person a name and a face, and to keep their memory alive.

 

Alwin Richter

Name: Richter
First names: Alwin
Nickname: –
Date of birth: 18 May 1924
Place of birth: Neritz, Stormarn district
Residence: –
Rank / Occupation: Private
Identity tag: 117 – 4th Company, Grenadier Training Battalion 377
Unit: –
Date of death: 24 September 1944
Place of death: Vlierden
Cause of death: –
Cemetery: German Military Cemetery at Ysselsteyn
Memorial site: –

 

Additional information

Grave location: Section TJ, Row 12, Grave 143

Alwin Richter’s field grave was situated 9 metres south of the southern boundary and 1 metre east of the western boundary of plot V.43 in Vlierden, occupied by F. Kanters.

Alwin Richter in uniform
Alwin Richter in Uniform

A report on the transfer of remains, containing identification details, drawn up by the Identification and Recovery Service, may be available for inspection from the author.

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