Heinrich Meyer-Bürdorf
Heinrich "Heinz" Hermann Meyer , from March 15, 1939 Meyer-Bürdorf (born December 13, 1888 in Kassel , † May 1, 1971 in Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe ) was a German officer , most recently general of the artillery in World War II .
Life
Meyer-Bürdorf served as an officer in the First World War . In the Wehrmacht, Meyer-Bürdorf led the 131st Infantry Division as commander in World War II
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
- Clasp for the Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st class
- German cross in gold on October 9, 1942
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on November 15, 1941
Individual evidence
- ↑ Death register of the registry office Kassel No. 1259/1971.
- ↑ Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearers 1939-1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 .
- ↑ Walther-Peer Fellgiebel : The bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945 - The holder of the highest award of the Second World War of all parts of the Wehrmacht . Dörfler Verlag, Eggolsheim 2004, ISBN 3-7909-0284-5 , p. 254 .
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| SURNAME | Meyer-Bürdorf, Heinrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Meyer-Bürdorf, Heinz (nickname); Meyer-Bürdorf, Heinrich Hermann (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer, most recently general of the artillery in World War II |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 13, 1888 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | kassel |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 1, 1971 |
| Place of death | Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe |