Robert Meißner

Robert Meißner
Born	23 December 1888 Vienna, Austria
Died	Pervouralsk, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Austria–Hungary (to 1918) First Austrian Republic (to 1938) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1908–38 (Austria) 1938–45 (Germany)
Rank	Oberst (Austria) Generalleutnant (Germany)
Commands held	68. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Eastern Front Battle of Voronezh (1942) Battle of the Caucasus
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Robert Meißner (23 December 1888 – 8 August 1953) 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

• Wound Medal with 2 stripes
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• War Merit Cross with Swords
  • 2nd Class
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 May 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 68. Infanterie-Division

External links

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

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Georg Braun	Commander of 68. Infanterie-Division 16 November 1941 – 26 January 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Hans Schmidt