Wilhelm Meendsen-Bohlken
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Wilhelm Meendsen-Bohlken
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| Born | 25 June 1897 Brake |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Cologne |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1919) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
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 Kaiserliche Marine Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine |
| Years of service | 1915–45 |
| Rank | Vizeadmiral |
| Unit | SMS Freya U-80 U-117 |
| Commands held | pocket battleship Admiral Scheer |
| Battles/wars | World War I
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| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Wilhelm Gerhard Oskar Julius Meendsen-Bohlken (25 June 1897 – 20 August 1985) was a Vizeadmiral with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914)
- U-boat War Badge (1914) (October 1918)[1]
- Friedrich-August Cross
- 2nd Class (19 November 1917)
- 1st Class (1918)
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (5 October 1934)
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th to 2nd Class
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- War Merit Cross with Swords
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- German Cross in Gold (15 September 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 May 1944 as Konteradmiral and Befehlshaber der deutsches Marinekommandos in Italien (Commander-in-chief of the German Naval Commando in Italy)[2][3]
- High Seas Fleet Badge (29 November 1942)[1]
- Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 5 October 1943
- Ärmelband Afrika (1943)[1]
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Generaladmiral Otto Schniewind
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Chief of Fleet of the Kriegsmarine July 1944 – May 1945 |
Succeeded by none |
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| Chief of Staff of the Naval Operations | ||
| Marinegruppenbefehlshaber Ost | ||
| Marinegruppenbefehlshaber West |
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| Commander of the security of the North Sea | ||
| Commander of the security of the Baltic Sea | ||
| Commanding Admiral Aegean Sea | ||
| Commanding Admiral Ostland |
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| Commanding Admiral Norwegian West Coast | ||
| Commanding Admiral Eastern Baltic Sea |
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| Commanding Admiral Black Sea | ||
| Commander-in-chief of the German Naval Commando in Italy |
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| Commander-in-Chief of the battleships | ||
| Commander-in-Chief of the reconnaissance forces | ||
| Leader of the E-boats |
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| Leader of the mine sweepers | ||
| Leader of the torpedo boats | ||
| Befehlshaber der U-Boote |
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| Leader of the destroyers | ||
| Leader of the Kampfgruppe Oslo | ||
| Commander-in-Chief of the Kampfgruppe Thiele |
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1 Knight's Cross as Befehlshaber der U-Boote 2 Knight's Cross as commander of heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer 3 Knight's Cross as Commanding Admiral Ostland, Oak Leaves as Commanding Admiral Eastern Baltic Sea. 4 Knight's Cross as chief of the 2. Schnellbootflottille. 5 Knight's Cross as commander of heavy cruiser Lützow
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Categories:
- Articles containing German-language text
- 1897 births
- 1964 deaths
- German military personnel of World War I
- Kriegsmarine admirals
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Military personnel referenced in the Wehrmachtbericht
- Imperial German Navy personnel
- Reichsmarine personnel
- People from Oldenburg (state)
- People from Brake, Lower Saxony
