Erwin Menny

Erwin Menny
Born	18 August 1893 Saarburg, Rhine Province, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	Freiburg im Breisgau, South Baden, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1912–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	15. Schützen-Brigade 15. Panzer-Division 90.leichte Afrika-Division 18. Panzer-Division 333. Infanterie-Division 123. Infanterie-Division 72. Infanterie-Division 84. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Battleaxe Operation Crusader Battle of Gazala Eastern Front Lower Dnieper Offensive Operation Overlord Falaise pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Erwin Menny (18 August 1893 – 6 December 1949) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Knight's Cross Second Class of the Order of the Zähringer Lion with Swords
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Commander of the Colonial Order of the Star of Italy
• Officer of the Military Order of Savoy
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 December 1941 as Oberst and commander of 15. Schützen-Brigade
• Ärmelband Afrika

External links

• Erwin Menny @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived October 28, 2009)
• World War 2 Awards.com

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Walter Neumann-Silkow	Commander of 15. Panzer-Division 6 December 1941 – 9 December 1941	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Gustav von Vaerst
Preceded by Oberst Werner Marcks	Commander of 90.leichte Afrika-Division 18 June 1942 – 19 June 1942	Succeeded by Oberst Werner Marcks
Preceded by Generalleutnant Karl Freiherr von Thüngen	Commander of 18. Panzer-Division 15 September 1942 – February 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Karl Freiherr von Thüngen
Preceded by Generalmajor Wilhelm Crisolli	Commander of 333. Infanterie-Division 10 July 1943 – 2 November 1943	Succeeded by Unknown
Preceded by Generalleutnant Erwin Rauch	Commander of 123. Infanterie-Division 17 October 1943 – 1 November 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Erwin Rauch
Preceded by Generalleutnant Philipp Müller-Gebhard	Commander of 72. Infanterie-Division 1 November 1943 – 20 November 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Hermann Hohn
Preceded by None	Commander of 84. Infanterie-Division 10 February 1944 – 21 August 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor Heinz Fiebig