Karl-Friedrich von der Meden

Karl-Friedrich von der Meden
Born	3 December 1896 Samplau, District of Löbau, Province of West Prussia, German Empire now Sampława, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland
Died	26 December 1961 (aged 65) Hannover, Lower Saxony, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–19 1922–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	Aufklärungs-Abteilung 12 Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 1 17. Panzer-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Demyansk Pocket Lower Dnieper Offensive Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive Battle of the Korsun-Cherkassy Pocket Kamenets-Podolsky pocket Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Karl-Friedrich von der Meden^{[Note 1]} (3 December 1896 – 26 December 1961) 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
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 August 1941 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Radfahr-Abteilung 12^[1][2]
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 10 January 1944

Personal life

Von der Meden was married since 3 September 1921 to Anneliese von Wedderkop. He was the son of Otto and Anne von der Meden.

Notes

1. According to Scherzer name is Carl-Friedrich von der Meden.^[1]

References

Citations

1. Scherzer 2007, p. 533.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 250.

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

• Karl-Friedrich von der Meden @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived October 28, 2009)