Erwin Menny

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Years of service 1912–45 Service/branch German Army Parents Max Menny		Name Erwin Menny Rank Generalleutnant

Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War IWorld War IIBattle of FranceOperation BattleaxeOperation CrusaderBattle of GazalaEastern FrontLower Dnieper OffensiveOperation OverlordFalaise pocket Died 1949, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Battle of France Commands held 15th Panzer Division

Erwin Menny (18 August 1893 – 6 December 1949) was a German general (Generalleutnant) in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 December 1941 as Oberst and commander of 15. Schützen-Brigade

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