Erwin Menny

Erwin Menny
Born	18 August 1893
Died	6 December 1949(1949-12-06) (aged 56)
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	15. Panzer-Division 90th Light Infantry Division 18th Panzer Division 333rd Infantry Division 123d Infantry Division 72nd Infantry Division 84th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Erwin Menny (18 August 1893 – 6 December 1949) was a German general (Generalleutnant) in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 December 1941 as Oberst and commander of 15. Schützen-Brigade^[1]

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.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Walter Neumann-Silkow	Commander of 15. Panzer-Division 6 December 1941 – 9 December 1941	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Gustav von Vaerst
Preceded by Oberst Werner Marcks	Commander of 90.leichte Afrika-Division 18 June 1942 – 19 June 1942	Succeeded by Oberst Werner Marcks
Preceded by Generalleutnant Karl Freiherr von Thüngen	Commander of 18. Panzer-Division 15 September 1942 – February 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Karl Freiherr von Thüngen
Preceded by Generalmajor Wilhelm Crisolli	Commander of 333. Infanterie-Division 10 July 1943 – 2 November 1943	Succeeded by Unknown
Preceded by Generalleutnant Erwin Rauch	Commander of 123. Infanterie-Division 17 October 1943 – 1 November 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Erwin Rauch
Preceded by Generalleutnant Philipp Müller-Gebhard	Commander of 72. Infanterie-Division 1 November 1943 – 20 November 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Hermann Hohn
Preceded by None	Commander of 84. Infanterie-Division 10 February 1944 – 21 August 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor Heinz Fiebig

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 15th Panzer Division
Staff	Willibald Borowietz¹ (Oak Leaves)
Units	Ernst-Günther Baade³ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Hans Cramer Eduard Crasemann⁴ (Oak Leaves) Maximilian von Herff Roland von Hößlin Gustav-Georg Knabe Johannes Kümmel (Oak Leaves) Erwin Menny
¹ Knight's Cross with the 9th Panzer Division. ³ Oak Leaves and Swords with the 90th Panzergrenadier Division. ⁴ Oak Leaves with the 26th Panzer Division. ⁵ Oak Leaves with 102nd Panzer Brigade

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