| Wilhelm Meendsen-Bohlken | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 June 1897 |
| Died | 20 August 1985 (aged 88) |
| Place of birth | Brake |
| Place of death | Cologne |
| Allegiance |
 German Empire (to 1919) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch |
 Kaiserliche Marine Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine |
| Years of service | 1915–1945 |
| Rank | Vizeadmiral |
| Unit |
SMS Freya U-80 U-117 |
| Commands held | pocket battleship Admiral Scheer |
| Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Wilhelm Gerhard Oskar Julius Meendsen-Bohlken (25 June 1897 – 20 August 1985) was a Vizeadmiral with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German language: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards[]
- Iron Cross (1914)
- U-boat War Badge (1914) (October 1918)[1]
- Cross of Honor (5 October 1934)
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th to 2nd Class
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- War Merit Cross with Swords
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- German Cross in Gold (15 September 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 May 1944 as Konteradmiral and Befehlshaber der deutsches Marinekommandos in Italien (Commander-in-chief of the German Naval Commando in Italy)[2][3]
- High Seas Fleet Badge (29 November 1942)[1]
- Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 5 October 1943
- Ärmelband Afrika (1943)[1]
References[]
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Dörr, Manfred (1996). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 2:L–Z (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-2497-2.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Range, Clemens (1974). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine. Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 3-87943-355-0.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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