Wilhelm Meentzen
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Wilhelm Meentzen
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| Born | 19 March 1915 Emden |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Emden |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
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 Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine German Navy |
| Years of service | 1934–45 1956–74 |
| Rank | Kapitänleutnant (Kriegsmarine) Vizeadmiral (Bundesmarine) |
| Unit | Gorch Fock Karlsruhe Nürnberg Torpedoboot T-10 Torpedoboot T-24 |
| Commands held | Torpedoboot T-24 Zerstörer 3 (D172) |
| Battles/wars | Spanish Civil War
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| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Gerd A. Wilhelm Meentzen (19 March 1915 – 8 May 2001) was a Kapitänleutnant with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and later a Vizeadmiral with the Bundesmarine. He was also 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. Meentzen joined the military service of the Bundesmarine and as Fregattenkapitän commanded the destroyer Zerstörer 3 (D172), formerly USS Wadsworth (DD-516), from October 1959 until January 1961.
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Awards and decorations
- Spanish Cross in Bronze with Swords (6 June 1939)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Destroyer War Badge (14 December 1940)[1]
- Fast Attack Craft War Badge (25 February 1942)[1]
- War Merit Cross with Swords
- 2nd Class (20 April 1943)[1]
- Finish Order of the Cross of Liberty 4th Class (10 July 1941)[1]
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (15 November 1944)[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 5 May 1944 as Kapitänleutnant on Torpedoboot T-24/4. Torpedoboots-Flottille[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 30 October 1944 as Kapitänleutnant and commander of Torpedoboot T-24[3]
- Ärmelband Afrika (20 April 1943)[1]
- Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (18 April 1941)
- Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (25 May 1973)[1]
Wehrmachtbericht reference
| Date | Original German Wehrmachtbericht wording | Direct English translation |
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| Friday, 18 April 1941 | Bei dem Schnellbootvorstoß gegen die britische Südostküste zeichneten sich Oberleutnant zur Sea Feldt als Chef einer Schnellbootflottille und Oberleutnant zur See Meentzen als Schnellbootkommandant besonders aus.[4] | In the speedboat attack against the British Southeast coast particularly distinguished themselves First Lieutenant at Sea Feldt, as chief of a Schnellbootflottille, and First Lieutenant at Sea Meentzen as speedboat commander. |
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Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of the Torpedoboot force
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- 1915 births
- 2001 deaths
- People from Emden
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- Reichsmarine personnel
- Kriegsmarine personnel
- Bundesmarine admirals
- German prisoners of war
- World War II prisoners of war held by France
- Recipients of the Spanish Cross
- Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Liberty, 4th Class
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Military personnel referenced in the Wehrmachtbericht
- Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Recipients of the War Merit Cross, 2nd class
- Vice admirals of the German Navy
