Erwin Menny

Erwin Menny
Born	18 August 1893 Saarburg, Rhine Province, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	6 December 1949 (aged 56) Freiburg im Breisgau, South Baden, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1912–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	15. Schützen-Brigade 15. Panzer-Division 90.leichte Afrika-Division 18. Panzer-Division 333. Infanterie-Division 123. Infanterie-Division 72. Infanterie-Division 84. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Battleaxe Operation Crusader Battle of Gazala Eastern Front Lower Dnieper Offensive Operation Overlord Falaise pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Erwin Menny (18 August 1893 – 6 December 1949) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Knight's Cross Second Class of the Order of the Zähringer Lion with Swords
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Commander of the Colonial Order of the Star of Italy
• Officer of the Military Order of Savoy
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 December 1941 as Oberst and commander of 15. Schützen-Brigade^[1]
• Ärmelband Afrika

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 252.

Bibliography

• 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.
• 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.

External links

• Erwin Menny @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived October 28, 2009)
• World War 2 Awards.com