Richard Baltzer (Danzig, 1 June 1886 – Prague, 10 May 1945) was a German Lieutenant general during World War II who commanded several divisions.

In the summer of 1939, during the mobilization for World War II, he was appointed commander of the 217th Infantry Division, which he led during the Invasion of Poland.

At the beginning of summer 1941 he led his division in Operation Barbarossa in the attack on northern Russia.

On 15 August 1942 he was appointed commander of the 156th Reserve Division, which guarded the French coast.

On 10 May 1945, after the surrender of the Wehrmacht, he was killed in Prague in circumstances that remain unknown.