Erwin Menny
German general and Knight's Cross recipient
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::summary German general and Knight's Cross recipient ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox military person"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Erwin Menny |
| birth_date | 18 August 1893 |
| death_date | |
| birth_place | Saarburg, Lorraine, German Empire |
| death_place | Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany |
| image | Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-298-1780-27, Frankreich, Erwin Rommel mit Offizieren.jpg |
| caption | Menny with Erwin Rommel, France March 1944 |
| allegiance | German Empire |
| Weimar Republic | |
| Nazi Germany | |
| branch | Army |
| serviceyears | |
| rank | Generalleutnant |
| commands | 15th Panzer-Division |
| 90th Light Infantry Division | |
| 18th Panzer Division | |
| 387th Infantry Division | |
| 333rd Infantry Division | |
| 123rd Infantry Division | |
| 72nd Infantry Division | |
| 84th Infantry Division | |
| battles | |
| *Falaise pocket---> | awards |
| :: |
| name = Erwin Menny | birth_date = 18 August 1893 | death_date = | birth_place = Saarburg, Lorraine, German Empire | death_place = Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany | image = Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-298-1780-27, Frankreich, Erwin Rommel mit Offizieren.jpg | caption = Menny with Erwin Rommel, France March 1944 | nickname = | allegiance = German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany | branch = Army | serviceyears = | rank = Generalleutnant | commands = 15th Panzer-Division 90th Light Infantry Division 18th Panzer Division 387th Infantry Division 333rd Infantry Division 123rd Infantry Division 72nd Infantry Division 84th Infantry Division | unit = | battles =
- Operation Battleaxe
- Operation Crusader
- Battle of Gazala
- Eastern Front
- Lower Dnieper Offensive
- Operation Overlord
- Falaise pocket---| awards = Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | laterwork =
Erwin Menny (18 August 1893 – 6 December 1949) was a German general (Generalleutnant) in the Heer during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
He was taken prisoner with his 84th Infantry Division in the Falaise Pocket on 21 August 1944.
Awards and decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 December 1941 as Oberst and commander of 15. Schützen-Brigade
References
Citations
Bibliography
- {{Cite book |last=Fellgiebel |first=Walther-Peer |authorlink=Walther-Peer Fellgiebel |year=2000 |orig-date=1986 |title=Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile |trans-title=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 |language=German |location=Friedberg, Germany |publisher=Podzun-Pallas |isbn=978-3-7909-0284-6
|before=Generalleutnant Walter Neumann-Silkow |after=Generalleutnant Gustav von Vaerst |title=Commander of 15th Panzer Division |years=6 December 1941 – 9 December 1941 |before=Oberst Werner Marcks |after=Oberst Werner Marcks |title=Commander of 90th Light Afrika Division |years=18 June 1942 – 19 June 1942 |before=Generalleutnant Karl Freiherr von Thüngen |after=Generalleutnant Karl Freiherr von Thüngen |title=Commander of 18th Panzer Division |years=15 September 1942 – February 1943 |before=Generalmajor Wilhelm Crisolli |after=Unknown |title=Commander of 333rd Infantry Division |years=10 July 1943 – 2 November 1943 |before=Generalleutnant Erwin Rauch |after=Generalleutnant Erwin Rauch |title=Commander of 123rd Infantry Division |years=17 October 1943 – 1 November 1943 |before=Generalleutnant Philipp Müller-Gebhard |after=Generalleutnant Hermann Hohn |title=Commander of 72nd Infantry -Division |years=1 November 1943 – 20 November 1943 |before=None |after=Generalmajor Heinz Fiebig |title=Commander of 84th Infantry Division |years=10 February 1944 – 21 August 1944
References
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 252.
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