Wilhelm Meise (General)
Wilhelm Meise (born August 16, 1891 in Munich ; † August 11, 1974 ) was a German lieutenant general and inspector of the pioneers in World War II .
Life
Meise joined the 3rd Engineer Battalion of the Bavarian Army as a flag junior in July 1910 . In both world wars he served exclusively in the pioneer troop. After the November Revolution he studied in Munich and was accepted into the Reichswehr . In 1919 he became active in the Corps Ratisbonia Munich , but left there in the 1960s. According to the Kösener corps lists in 1960 he was promoted to Dr. oec. publ. , according to other sources on the Dr. rer. pole. or Dr.-Ing. PhD .
In the army (Wehrmacht) he became commander of Pioneer Battalion 7 in Munich on October 1, 1935 and of Pioneer Battalion 17 in Ingolstadt on April 1, 1938. Since February 1, 1939, commander of Pioneers XVII in Linz , he was commander of the Rhine crossings at the beginning of the attack on Poland . From November 1, 1939, he was pioneer leader of the 12th Army for almost two years . From October 1, 1941 to September 1, 1943 he was General of the Pioneers in Army Group Center . After three months as Senior Pioneer Commander, Meise switched to Army Group B as General of the Pioneers on December 1, 1943 . From January 1, 1945 until the unconditional surrender of the Wehrmacht , he was Inspector of the Pioneers.
After the war he lived in Otterberg , Pfalz and later in Graefelfing near Munich.
Awards
Promotions
- July 18, 1910 flagjunker
- October 28, 1912 Lieutenant
- First lieutenant
- March 22, 1918 Captain
- February 1, 1931 Major
- July 1, 1934 Lieutenant Colonel
- 1st August 1936 Colonel
- September 1, 1940 Major General
- September 1, 1942 Lieutenant General
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st class
- Wound badge (1918) in black
- Bavarian Order of Military Merit IV class with swords and crown
- Hessian bravery medal
- Austrian Military Merit Cross III. Class of war decoration
- Cross of honor for front fighters
- Wehrmacht service award
- Clasp for the Iron Cross, 2nd and 1st class
- German silver cross on July 22, 1944
- War Merit Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st class with swords
- Grand Officer of the Order of St. Alexander with swords
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Kösener Corpslisten 1960, 112/282.
- ↑ Kösener Corpslisten 1971, 112/282
- ↑ Kösener Corpslisten 1930, 114/286.
- ^ Wehrwissenschaftliche Rundschau. Issue 11 (1961), 11th year, p. 420.
- ↑ a b c d e Reichswehr Ministry (Ed.): Ranking list of the German Reichsheeres. ES Mittler & Sohn , Berlin 1924, p. 154.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meise, Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Lieutenant General, Inspector of the Pioneers in World War II |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 16, 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 11, 1974 |