Werner Meyer (SS officer)

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Werner Meyer
18 September 1919(1919-09-18) – 17 August 1996 (aged 76)
Place of birth Pasewalk
Place of death Kirchbarkau near Kiel
Allegiance Flag of Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
Service/branch Waffen SS
Years of service 1938-1945
Rank Hauptsturmführer
Unit 1./SS-PzGrenRgt 9 "Germania"
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Close Combat Clasp in Gold
For other persons named Werner Meyer, see Werner Meyer (disambiguation).

Werner Meyer (born 18 September 1919 in Pasewalk; died 17 August 1996 in Kirchbarkau near Kiel) was a highly decorated German Waffen-SS officer.

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.

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[edit] References

  • Berger, Florian. Ritterkreuzträger mit Nahkampfspange in Gold. Selbstverlag Florian Berger, 2004. ISBN 3-9501307-3-X.
  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
  • Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit. Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 - 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II. Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, 2001. ISBN 3-931533-45-X.
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