Richard-Heinrich von Reuss (23 November 1896 - 22 December 1942) received the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 24 January 1943 as Generalmajor and Kommandeur 62. Infanterie-Division. He was killed near Nischni Astachow/Rajon Kaschary/Oblast Rostow (russ. Нижний Астахов), a village which lies approximately at 49°09'26.4"N 41°22'44.6"E, during the Battle of Stalingrad. In the afternoon of December 22nd, 1942, a Soviet tank attack was breaking through the German defences at Ponomarev. Richard-Heinrich von Reuss rushed by kubelwagen towards the front. In doing this, between Zwetschnikov and Prokovskij, he was mortally injured by a bullet.
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