Werner Meyer (SS officer)
For other people named Werner Meyer, see Werner Meyer (disambiguation).
| Werner Meyer | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
18 September 1919 Pasewalk |
| Died |
17 August 1996 (aged 76) Kirchbarkau near Kiel |
| Allegiance |
.svg.png){kind=small} Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
| Service/branch |
 Waffen-SS |
| Years of service | 1938–1945 |
| Rank |
Hauptsturmführer Oberstleutnant of the Reserves |
| Unit | 1./SS-PzGrenRgt 9 "Germania" |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards |
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Close Combat Clasp in Gold |
Werner Meyer (18 September 1919 in Pasewalk – 17 August 1996 in Kirchbarkau near Kiel) was a highly decorated German Waffen-SS Captain.
He was one of 98 soldiers to have been awarded both the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and Close Combat Clasp in Gold.
Awards
- Wound Badge in Gold
- Infantry Assault Badge in Silver
- Iron Cross 2nd and 1st Class
- German Cross in Gold (21 November 1943)
- Close Combat Clasp in Gold
- Bronze (1 August 1943)
- Silver (30 January 1944)
- Gold (12 April 1945)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 May 1944 as SS-Obersturmführer and leader of the 1./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania"[1][Note 1]
Notes
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Berger, Florian. Ritterkreuzträger mit Nahkampfspange in Gold. Selbstverlag Florian Berger, 2004. ISBN 3-9501307-3-X.
- 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.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
External links
- "Werner Meyer". Ritterkreuzträger 1939–45 (in German). Retrieved 8 November 2012.
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