Werner Meyer (SS officer)

For other people named Werner Meyer, see Werner Meyer (disambiguation).

Werner Meyer
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Born	(1919-09-18)18 September 1919 Pasewalk
Died	17 August 1996(1996-08-17) (aged 76) 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"

References

Bibliography

• Berger, Florian. Ritterkreuzträger mit Nahkampfspange in Gold. Selbstverlag Florian Berger, 2004. ISBN 3-9501307-3-X.
• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)

External links

• "Werner Meyer". Ritterkreuzträger 1939–45 (in German). Retrieved 8 November 2012.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)