Erich Reuter

Erich Reuter
Erich Reuter
Born	30 March 1904
Died	30 October 1989 (aged 85)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	46th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Erich Reuter (30 March 1904 – 30 October 1989) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

122 Regt Pt of 50th Infanterie division - sent to Armee Grp Hollidt as Alarm Regiment Reuter in late 42. [4]

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 17 August 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 122[2]
- 710th Oak Leaves on 21 January 1945 as Generalmajor and commander of 46. Infanterie-Division[3]

4. http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Infanterieregimenter/IR122.htm

Also, 'Endgame at Stallingrad' book two: December 1942 - February 1943. And Companion to 'EAS' - both by David M. Glantz.

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.

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