Benno Reuter

Benno Reuter
Born	(1911-12-27)27 December 1911 Maxdorf, Germany
Died	17 December 1980(1980-12-17) (aged 68) Seelze, Germany
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1931–45
Rank	Leutnant of the Reserves
Commands held	6. / Jäger-Regiment 49
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
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

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./Jäger-Regiment 49
  • 633rd Oak Leaves on 28 October 1944 as Stabsfeldwebel and leader of the 6./Jäger-Regiment 49

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. 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. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• 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)
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht