Werner Meyer (SS officer)
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Werner Meyer
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Born | (1919-09-18)18 September 1919 Pasewalk |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Kirchbarkau near Kiel |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
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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.
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking
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SS-Panzer-Regiment 5 "Wiking" | ||
SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania" |
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SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10 "Westland" |
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SS-(Panzergrenadier-)Regiment "Nordland" |
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estnisches SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Bataillon "Narwa" | ||
SS-Freiwilligen-(Sturm-) Brigade "Wallonien" |
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SS-Panzerartillerie-Regiment 5 "Wiking" |
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SS-Panzerjäger-Abteilung 5 "Wiking" | ||
SS-Panzeraufklärungs-Abteilung 5 "Wiking" | ||
SS-Panzerpionier-Bataillon 5 "Wiking" |
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SS-Flak-Abteilung 5 "Wiking" | ||
1Knight's Cross with SS-Panzerartillerie-Regiment 5 "Wiking", Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds with the Stab. 2Knight's Cross with SS-Panzer-Regiment 5 "Wiking", Oak Leaves with the Stab. 3Knight's Cross with SS-Infanterie-Regiment (motorized) "Deutschland" (2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich), Swords with the III (Germanic) SS Panzer Corps. 4 Knight's Cross and Oak Leaves with SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania", Swords with SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10 "Westland". 5Knight's Cross with SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania", Oak Leaves with SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10 "Westland". 6Oak Leaves with 23rd SS Volunteer Panzer Grenadier Division Nederland. 7Oak Leaves with SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 38 (17th SS Panzergrenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen). 8Oak Leaves and Swords with 11th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nordland. 9Oak Leaves with the 5th SS Volunteer Panzer Brigade "Wallonien". 10Oak Leaves with the III (Germanic) SS Panzer Corps.
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