Wilhelm Meendsen-Bohlken
| Wilhelm Meendsen-Bohlken | |
|---|---|
| Born |
25 June 1897 Brake |
| Died |
20 August 1985 (aged 88) Cologne |
| Allegiance |
 German Empire (to 1919).svg.png){kind=small} Weimar Republic (to 1933).svg.png){kind=small} Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch |
 Kaiserliche Marine.svg.png){kind=small} Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine |
| Years of service | 1915–45 |
| Rank | Vizeadmiral |
| Unit |
SMS Freya U-80 U-117 |
| Commands held | pocket battleship Admiral Scheer |
| Battles/wars |
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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]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Dörr, Manfred (1996). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 2: L–Z [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Surface Forces of the Navy—Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2497-6.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Range, Clemens (1974). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Navy]. Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 978-3-87943-355-1.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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| Preceded by Generaladmiral Otto Schniewind |
Chief of Fleet of the Kriegsmarine July 1944 – May 1945 |
Succeeded by none |
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