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  • Gustav Reimar
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  • Gustav Reimar (24 April 1910 – 23 March 1945) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Gustav Reimar was killed on 23 March 1945 near Budapest.
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serviceyears
  • 1929
Birth Date
  • 1910-04-24
Commands
  • II. / Panzergrenadier-Regiment 114
Branch
death place
  • Budapest
Name
  • Gustav Reimar
Birth Place
Awards
death date
  • 1945-03-23
Rank
Allegiance
  • Nazi Germany
  • Weimar Republic
Battles
  • World War II *Invasion of Poland *Battle of France *Operation Barbarossa *Siege of Leningrad *Battle of Moscow *Battles of Rzhev *Third Battle of Kharkov *Battle of Kursk *Lower Dnieper Offensive *Hube's Pocket *Operation Frühlingserwachen
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  • Gustav Reimar (24 April 1910 – 23 March 1945) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Gustav Reimar was killed on 23 March 1945 near Budapest.