Werner Meyer | |
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File:WernerMeyer1.jpg | |
Born | 18 September 1919 |
Died | 17 August 1996 | (aged 76)
Place of birth | Pasewalk |
Place of death | Kirchbarkau near Kiel |
Allegiance |
Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
Service/branch | Waffen-SS |
Years of service | 1938–1945 |
Rank |
Hauptsturmführer Oberstleutnant of the Reserves |
Unit | 1./SS-PzGrenRgt 9 "Germania" |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards |
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Close Combat Clasp in Gold |
Werner Meyer (18 September 1919 in Pasewalk – 17 August 1996 in Kirchbarkau near Kiel) was a highly decorated German Waffen-SS Captain.
He was one of 98 soldiers to have been awarded both the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and Close Combat Clasp in Gold.
Awards[]
- Wound Badge in Gold
- Infantry Assault Badge in Silver
- Iron Cross 2nd and 1st Class
- German Cross in Gold (21 November 1943)
- Close Combat Clasp in Gold
- Bronze (1 August 1943)
- Silver (30 January 1944)
- Gold (12 April 1945)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 May 1944 as SS-Obersturmführer and leader of the 1./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania"[1][Note 1]
Notes[]
References[]
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Berger, Florian. Ritterkreuzträger mit Nahkampfspange in Gold. Selbstverlag Florian Berger, 2004. ISBN 3-9501307-3-X.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit. Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 - 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II. Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, 2001. ISBN 3-931533-45-X.
External links[]
- "Werner Meyer" (in German). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–45. http://www.ritterkreuztraeger-1939-45.de/Waffen-SS/M/Meyer-Werner.htm. Retrieved 8 November 2012.