Meendsen-Bohlken, Wilhelm (Konteradmiral)
- Date of birth:
- June 25th, 1897 (Brake-Oldenburg/Oldenburg, Germany)
- Date of death:
- August 20th, 1985 (Cologne-Müngersdorf/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Career:
12th June 1941 - 1st November 1942: Kommandeur "Admiral Scheer".
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Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- July 1st, 1916
Friedrich-August Kreuz 2.Klasse
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- November 19th, 1917
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- 1918
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- December 30th, 1919
Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- October 5th, 1934
- Awarded on:
- 1936
- Awarded on:
- 1936
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
Orden de la Mehdauia, Commander
- Awarded on:
- May 13th, 1938
Ordine della Corona d'Italia - Commendatore
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- March 11th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 10th, 1942
Had already received the Iron Cross 2nd Class on July 1st, 1916.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 30th, 1942
Had already received the Iron Cross 1st Class on December 30th, 1919.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- November 29th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Konteradmiral (Commodore)
- Unit:
- Befehlshaber Deutsches Marinekommando Italien
- Awarded on:
- September 15th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- October 5th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Konteradmiral (Commodore)
- Unit:
- Befehlshaber der Deutschen Marinekommando Italiens
- Awarded on:
- May 15th, 1944
“Konteradmiral Meendsen-Bohlken, a man who previously distinguished himself as captain of the heavy cruiser “Admiral Scheer”, has gone on to successfully direct the operations of the German Kriegsmarine in the Italian theatre following his appointment as commander of the German Marinekommando Italy. In this time the outstanding leadership of his subordinated units during the evacuations of Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica were particularly worthy of note.”
Sources
- Photo 1: Igor Poul
- - DÖRR, MANFRED, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehmacht 1939–1945, Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 1996.
- FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- Ritterkreuz Archiv II/2010, Veit Scherzer, Ranis, Juni 2010, ISSN 1866-4709
- Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945
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