Hermann Meyer-Rabingen

Hermann Meyer-Rabingen
File:Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-263-1598-04, Frankreich, Rommel, "Indische Legion".jpg Hermann Meyer-Rabingen (right) inspecting the Indian Legion with Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel (center) and Generalleutnant Günther Krappe (left).
Born	7 August 1887 Rotenburg in Hannover, Province of Hanover, German Empire
Died	Melle, Lower Saxony, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1906–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	197. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Invasion of Yugoslavia Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battles of Rzhev
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hermann Meyer-Rabingen (7 July 1887 – 21 February 1961) 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
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black
• Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg
• Hanseatic Cross of Bremen
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 January 1942 as Generalleutnant and commander of 197. Infanterie-Division

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Hermann Meyer-Rabingen @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived November 17, 2010)

Military offices
Preceded by None	Commander of 197. Infanterie-Division 1 December 1939 - 1 April 1942	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Ehrenfried-Oskar Boege