Erich Reuter

Erich Reuter
Born	(1904-03-30)30 March 1904 Neuhückeswagen
Died	30 October 1989(1989-10-30) (aged 85) Lindau
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1938–45
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	46. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Yugoslavia Operation Barbarossa Siege of Sevastopol
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Erich Reuter (30 March 1904 – 30 October 1989) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (8 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (6 July 1940)
• Wound Badge
  • in Black (?)
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal (1942)
• Crimea Shield (1943)
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (29 September 1941)
• German Cross in Gold on 12 March 1942 as Major in Infanterie-Regiment 122
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 17 August 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 122
  • 710th Oak Leaves on 21 January 1945 as Generalmajor and commander of 46. Infanterie-Division

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die 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. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945