Wilhelm Meendsen-Bohlken Explained
Wilhelm Meendsen-Bohlken (25 June 1897 – 20 August 1985) was a Vizeadmiral with the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. From July 1944 to May 1945 he served as the final fleet commander of the Kriegsmarine.
Awards
References
- Book: Dörr
, Manfred
. 1996 . Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 2: L–Z . The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Surface Forces of the Navy—Volume 2: L–Z . German . Osnabrück, Germany . Biblio Verlag . 978-3-7648-2497-6.
- Book: 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 . German . Jena, Germany . Scherzers Militaer-Verlag . 978-3-938845-17-2.
Notes and References
- Dörr 1996, p. 45.
- Scherzer 2007, p. 533.