Karl-Friedrich von der Meden

Karl-Friedrich von der Meden
Born	3 December 1896 Samplawa, German Empire
Died	26 December 1961(1961-12-26) (aged 65) Hannover, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–19 1922–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	17th Panzer Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Karl-Friedrich von der Meden^{[Note 1]} (3 December 1896 – 26 December 1961) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant 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 (1914) 2nd Class
Iron Cross (1939) 2nd & 1st Class
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 August 1941 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Radfahr-Abteilung 12^[1]^[2]
Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 10 January 1944

Notes

↑ According to Scherzer name is Carl-Friedrich von der Meden.^[1]

References

Citations

1 2 Scherzer 2007, p. 533.
↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 250.

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.
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.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Walter Schilling	Commander of 17. Panzer Division 21 July 1943 – 20 September 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor Rudolf Demme
Preceded by Generalleutnant Friedrich-Wilhelm von Loeper	Commander of 178. Panzer Division 1 October 1944 – 9 October 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor Hans-Ulrich Back
Preceded by Generalmajor Hans-Ulrich Back	Commander of 178. Panzer Division 1 January 1945 – 6 February 1945	Succeeded by Unknown

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 12th Infantry Division

Staff	Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach (Oak Leaves)

Units	Gerhard Engel¹ (Oak Leaves) Heinz-Georg Lemm (Oak Leaves & Swords) Wilhelm Osterhold (Oak Leaves) Siegfried Moldenhauer Kurt-Jürgen Freiherr von Lützow (Oak Leaves) Karl-Friedrich von der Meden

¹ Oak Leaves with the 12th Volksgreandier Division

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