Wolfgang Meinhold

Dr. Wolfgang Meinhold
Born	8 October 1902 Neuruppin
Died	3 April 1945 (aged 42) Uelzen
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer Waffen SS
Years of service	1937–45
Rank	Major of the Reserves (Wehrmacht) Sturmbannführer (Waffen SS)
Unit	Grenadier-Regiment 123
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Sevastopol (1941-1942) Battle of the Caucasus Kuban bridgehead
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Dr. Wolfgang Meinhold (8 October 1902 – 3 April 1945) was a highly decorated Major of the Reserves 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 (1939)
  • 2nd Class (3 July 1940)
  • 1st Class (2 August 1941)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black or Silver
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
• Eastern Front Medal
• Crimea Shield
• Kuban Shield
• German Cross in Gold (26 September 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 May 1943 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and chief of the 8./Grenadier-Regiment 123^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 251.

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.
• 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.
• 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

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945