Albert Richter, known to friends as Teddy, grew up in Sömmeringstraße 72, Ehrenfeld, Cologne. He was one of three brothers born in Cologne to a talented musician. Charles learned the saxophone, Josef the clarinet and … See more

Richter went to Rome and won the world sprint amateur championship on September 3. He was greeted enthusiastically in Cologne. He turned professional and Berliner sent him to Paris, the centre of European t… See more

Two riders whom Richter consistently beat – Werner Miethe and Peter Steffes – were to play a role in his death. Lon Pullen said:
Miethe was already engaged in espionage work on behalf of the Reich, and he and Steffes wer… See more

On 31 December 1939, he boarded the train to Switzerland. It crossed into Switzerland at Weil am Rhein. The station straddled the border and it was there that the German steam engine would be replaced b… See more