Max Reinwald Explained

Max Reinwald
Birth Date:	1 September 1903
Branch:	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank:	Generalmajor
Commands:	362nd Infantry Division
Battles:	World War II
Awards:	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Max Reinwald (1 September 1903 – 8 June 1969) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany who commanded the 362nd Infantry Division during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (24 October 1939) & 1st Class (14 June 1940)^[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 19 December 1941 as Oberleutnant in the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 19^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 29 February 1944 as Oberstleutnant of the Reserves and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 19^[3]
  • 702nd Oak Leaves on 18 January 1945 as Oberst of the Reserves and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 19^[4]

References

Bibliography

• Book: Fellgiebel , Walther-Peer . Walther-Peer Fellgiebel

. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel . 2000 . 1986 . Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile . The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches . German . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Pallas . 978-3-7909-0284-6.

• Book: Patzwall . Klaus D. . Scherzer . Veit . 2001 . Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II . The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2 . German . Norderstedt, Germany . Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall . 978-3-931533-45-8.

Notes and References

1. Thomas 1998, p. 194.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 372.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 288.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 79.