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August Reuter

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Battles/wars
  
World War II

Name
  
August Reuter

Service/branch
  
German Army

Years of service
  
?–1945

Other work
  
Police officer

Battles and wars
  
World War II

Rank
  
Oberleutnant of the Reserves

Unit
  
Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 219

Died
  
February 9, 1945, Mamonovo, Russia

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

August Reuter (27 September 1911 – 9 February 1945) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. August Reuter was killed on 9 February 1945 in the Heiligenbeil Pocket.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • General Assault Badge
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • War Merit Cross with Swords
  • 2nd Class
  • Tank Destruction Badge for Individual Combatants
  • Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (15 March 1945)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 May 1944 as Leutnant and Zugfuhrer (platoon leader) of the 2./Panzer-Jagd-Abteilung 219
  • References

    August Reuter Wikipedia


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