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Benno Reuter

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Years of service
  
1931–45

Name
  
Benno Reuter

Commands held
  
6. / Jager-Regiment 49

Service/branch
  
German Army

Born
  
27 December 1911 Maxdorf, Germany (
1911-12-27
)

Allegiance
  
Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Rank
  
Leutnant of the Reserves

Battles/wars
  
World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) Siege of Leningrad Leningrad–Novgorod Offensive Operation Bagration Minsk Offensive East Prussian Offensive

Died
  
December 17, 1980, Seelze, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Benno Reuter (27 December 1911 - 17 December 1980) was a highly decorated Leutnant of the Reserves 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 (9 November 1939)
  • 1st Class (5 July 1940)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • Infantry Assault Badge
  • Crimea Shield
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 8 February 1944 as Stabsfeldwebel and leader of the 7./Jager-Regiment 49
  • 633rd Oak Leaves on 28 October 1944 as Stabsfeldwebel and leader of the 6./Jager-Regiment 49

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