Meitzel, Helmut
- Date of birth:
- April 24th, 1920 (Wabern/Hesse-Nassau, Germany)
- Date of death:
- July 9th, 2004 (Bad Wildungen/Hesse, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Unteroffizier (Junior Officer)
- Unit:
- Gruppenführer, Infanterie-Regiment (motorisiert) 15, 29. Infanterie-Division (motorisiert), Heer
- Awarded on:
- September 30th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Zugführer, Infanterie-Regiment (motorisiert) 15, 29. Infanterie-Division (motorisiert), Heer
- Awarded on:
- July 15th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Kompaniechef, 7. Kompanie, II. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 15, 29. Panzergrenadier-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- July 20th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Unit:
- II. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 15, 29. Infanterie-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- September 29th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- November 17th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- November 17th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- January 16th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Unit:
- II. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 15, 29. Infanterie-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- February 4th, 1944
Recieved for his 5th wound inflicted on the 13th of November 1943.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, II. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 15, 29. Panzergrenadier-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- July 27th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo:
- German Crosses today - Wehrmacht-Awards.com Militaria Forums
- - Vorläufiges Besitzzeugnis DKiG
- Dörr, M., Die träger der Nahkampfspange in Gold, Heer- Luftwaffe- Waffen-SS 1943-1945, Biblio Verlag Bisendorf, 2006
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer, Elite of the Third Reich - The Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-45: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, England, 2003
- Götte, F. & Peiler, H., Die 29.Falke-Division – 1936-1945 29.I.D.-29.I.D. (mot)-29.Pz.Gren.Div., Nebel Verlag GmbH, Eggolsheim, Deutschland, 2003
- Berger, F., Ritterkreuzträger mit Nahkampfspange in Gold, Selbstverlag Florian Berger, Wien, Österreich, 2004
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