Date of birth:

September 27th, 1911 (Weingarten/Württemberg, Germany)

Date of death:

February 9th, 1945 (Heiligenbeil/East Prussia, Germany)

Nationality:

German

August Reuter reached the rank of Oberleutnant der Reserve.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)

Unit:

Zugführer, 2. Kompanie, Panzerjäger-Abteilung 219, Korps-Abteilung C, Heer

Awarded on:

May 15th, 1944

Description:
"When on December 28th, 1943 Soviet forces with 14 tanks and numerous infantry attacked the lines of the Korpsabteilung C, east of Korosten, Leutnant REuter and his unit fiercely faced the enemy. With a number of grenadier of Grenadier-Regimentsgruppe 311 and his brave Panzerjäger, he defended his post until the last grenade. Directly after the attack already one Panzerjäger was destroyed but with his other guns he managed to ataack the enemy and destroy 2 tanks. The others were repelled and turned away."

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant der Reserve (1st Lieutenant of Reserves)

Unit:

Panzerjäger-Abteilung 150, 50. Infanterie-Division, Heer

Awarded on:

March 15th, 1945

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