Meentzen, Wilhelm
- Date of birth:
- March 19th, 1915 (Emden, Germany)
- Date of death:
- May 8th, 2001 (Emden, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Kapitänleutnant
- Unit:
- Kommandant des Torpedobootes "T 24", 4. Torpedobootsflottille
- Awarded on:
- May 5th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Käpitanleutnant (Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- commander of Torpedoboot T-24
- Awarded on:
- October 30th, 1944
- Period:
- Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
- Awarded on:
- June 6th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- December 23rd, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- November 21st, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- December 14th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- April 18th, 1941
Vapaudenristin 4.luokka (VR 4)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 10th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- February 25th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- April 20th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- April 20th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- November 15th, 1944
Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
- Awarded on:
- May 25th, 1973
Sources
- Photo 1: Known to STIWOT
- - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht
- Dörr M., Einer von Dreiunddreissig, Internationales Militaira Magazine Nr 124, september-oktober 2006, Heinz Nickel Buchbetrieb, Zweibrücken
- Ehrentafel der Deutschen Kriegsmarine dd 18-11-1944
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