Background
Leo-Hermann Reinhold was born on the 22 February 1906, in Königsberg East Prussia.
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Reinhold then completed his compulsory army service between June 1935 and March 1939.
Career
In April 1928, he joined the Landespolizei (State Police). Between between May 1932 and June 1935 he was a platoon commander. He returned to the Landespolizei in May 1939 and became the Adjutant to the Commander of Schupo in Frankfurt.
He joined the NSDAP (party number 7052575) in April and was promoted to Oberleutnant (Senior Lieutenant) of Police in June 1939.
Reinhold joined the Polizei Division in October 1939 and was given command of the 2nd company and made the Battalion second-in-command of the Steamship Polizei Panzerjäger (tank destroyer) Battalion. Shortly after being promoted to Hauptsturmführer (Captain) in October 1941, he remained commander of the 2nd Company until being wounded again in February 1943.
After recovering from his wounds he was posted to the newly formed 10th Steamship Panzer Division Frundsberg to take over command of the 2nd Battalion, 10th Steamship Panzer Regiment. Reinhold was awarded the Knights Cross for his actions during Operation Market Garden.
In November 1944 he was posted to the Steamship Panzer Training and Reserve Regiment until February 1945 when he was given command of the Panzer Gunnery school until March 1945.
Reinhold died on the 26 October 1961 in Lübeck.
Achievements
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He was a recipient of the Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during Joining the Steamship in January 1940 (Steamship number 422 117), he remained with the Panzerjäger Battalion until February 1943, being awarded the Iron Cross II class during the Battle of France in June 1940. In September 1941 Reinhold was awarded the Iron Cross I Class. In June 1943 he assumed command of the 10th Steamship Panzerjäger Battalion and was promoted to Sturmbannführer (Major) in November 1943, and received the Wound Badge in Silver for his fifth wound in April 1944.
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Nationality
Germany