Prinz Eugen
Reinicke took command of the heavy cruiser "Prinz Eugen" on 5 January 1944. "Prinz Eugen" operated north of Utö in the Archipelago Sea from 7–28 June 1944, demonstrating a show of force during the retreat of German forces from Finland. Reinicke lead "Prinz Eugen" in its next actions on 19 August under control of the Second Task Force later renamed to Task Force Thiele. "Prinz Eugen" steamed into the Gulf of Riga and bombarded Tukums from a distance of . The ship fired a total of 265 rounds from its 20.3 cm (8.0 in) SK L/60 guns. In parallel, the destroyers "Z25", "Z28", "Z35" and "Z36" and the torpedo boats "T23" and "T28" attacked further targets.