Gustav Reimar

Gustav Reimar
Born	(1910-04-24)24 April 1910 Didderse
Died	23 March 1945(1945-03-23) (aged 34) Budapest
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1929–45
Rank	Major
Commands held	II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 114
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Battle of Moscow Battles of Rzhev Third Battle of Kharkov Battle of Kursk Lower Dnieper Offensive Hube's Pocket Operation Frühlingserwachen †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Gustav Reimar (24 April 1910 – 23 March 1945) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients 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. Gustav Reimar was killed on 23 March 1945 near Budapest.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (29 December 1939)
  • 1st Class (3 June 1940)
• Wound Badge
  • in Black or in Silver
• Eastern Front Medal
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 28 July 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4
  • 582nd Oak Leaves on 10 September 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of Feldersatz-Battalion 76

References

Bibliography

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• 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. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
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