serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
? -- 1945 heer heiligenbeil 9 february 1945 weingarten nazi germany panzer-jagd-abteilung 219 knight 's cross of the iron cross world war ii 27 september 1911 '' oberleutnant '' of the reserves august reuter
 august reuter
august reuter

august reuter -lrb- 27 september 1911 -- 9 february 1945 -rrb- was a highly decorated `` oberleutnant '' of the reserves in the wehrmacht during world war ii and a recipient of the knight 's cross of the iron cross .
the knight 's cross of the iron cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership .
august reuter was killed on 9 february 1945 in the heiligenbeil pocket .
