Prinz Eugen
Following the German surrender in 1945, "Prinz Eugen" was handed over as a war prize to the United States. Reinicke, as a prisoner of war, co-captained "Prinz Eugen" under the leadership of his US Navy counterpart, Captain Arthur H. Graubart, during US sea trials. He was released from captivity in September 1946. Reinicke died in Wuppertal on 29 January 1978.