Date of birth:

May 27th, 1911 (Groß-Lubs / Schönlanke / Posen)

Date of death:

November 1st, 1943 (Jassnogorodka, Soviet Union)

Buried on:

German War Cemetery Kiev-Syrez
Grave: UNK.

Nationality:

German

Reinhard Beyer was killed on November 1st, 1943 as Führer of Grenadier-Regiment 696 and was posthumously promoted to Major.

Promotions:
1936: Gefreiter d.R. und ROA
1937: Unteroffizier d.R.
1938: Feldwebel d.R.
1939: Leutnant d.R.
1941: Oberleutnant d.R.
1943: Hauptmann d.R.
1944: Major d.R. posthum

Career:
00.00.1935-00.00.1936: Gefreiter d.R. und ROA, 11. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 8
00.00.1937: Unteroffizier d.R., 4. Schützen-Kompanie-Lehrgang 1, Infanterieschule
00.00.1938: Feldwebel d.R., Infanterie-Ersatz- Bataillon 169
00.00.1939: Leutnant d.R., 3. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 169 - campaign in Poland then in France
00.07.1940: Leutnant der Reserve, Stab, III. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 694
00.06.1941: Oberleutnant der Reserve, Chef, 2. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 694, 340. Infanterie-Division, 4. Panzer-Armee - Kiev, Priluki, Romny, Belopolje, Kursk, region Kastornoje
00.10.1942: Oberleutnant der Reserve, Kommandeur, I. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 694, 340. Infanterie-Division, 4. Panzer-Armee
00.00.1943: Hauptmann der Reserve, Führer, Grenadier-Regiment 696, 340. Infanterie-Division
01.11.1943 KIA ivo Jasnogorodka, region Orel
00.00.1944: posthumously promoted to Major der Reserve

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)

Unit:

3. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 169, 68. Infanterie-Division

Awarded on:

November 9th, 1939

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)

Unit:

3. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 169, 68. Infanterie-Division

Awarded on:

September 5th, 1940

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant der Reserve (1st Lieutenant of Reserves)

Unit:

Chef, 2. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 694, 340. Infanterie-Division

Awarded on:

1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant der Reserve (1st Lieutenant of Reserves)

Unit:

Chef, 2. Kompanie, I. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 694, 340. Infanterie-Division, Heer

Awarded on:

October 17th, 1942

During July 1942 Oberleutnant Beyer and his Kompanie managed to contain a Soviet penetration in the positions of the Bataillon by a bold counterthrust. By doing so they prevented a full breakthrough by the Soviets. In recognition of this action Oberleutnant Beyer would be awarded the Knight’s Cross.

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• - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
  - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GüNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück, 1987.
  - http://www.ritterkreuztraeger.info/rk/b/B289Beyer-Reinhardt.pdf
  

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