Erich Reuter
Erich Reuter (born March 30, 1904 in Neuhückeswagen , † October 30, 1989 in Wasserburg am Inn ) was a German officer , most recently Lieutenant General in World War II .
Life
Reuter served in the Reichswehr from 1924 . During the Second World War, he was in command of the 46th Infantry Division from August 1944 until the end of the war . In this position he was promoted to lieutenant general on April 20, 1945.
He was a Soviet prisoner of war until 1955.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st class
- Wound badge (1939) in black
- Infantry assault badge in silver
- German cross in gold on March 12, 1942
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with oak leaves
- Knight's Cross on August 17, 1942
- Oak leaves on January 21, 1945 (710th award)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Samuel W. Mitcham: German Order of Battle: 1st-290th Infantry divisions in World War II . Stackpole Books, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8117-3416-5 , pp. 93 ( google.de [accessed April 24, 2019]).
- ↑ Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearers 1939-1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Reuter, Erich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, most recently major general in World War II |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 30, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Neuhückeswagen |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 30, 1989 |
| Place of death | Wasserburg am Inn |