Heinrich Meyer Buerdorf

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Years of service 1908–45 Service/branch German Army		Name Heinrich Meyer-Buerdorf Rank General der Artillerie
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War IWorld War IIBattle of FranceOperation BarbarossaBattle of Bialystok–MinskBattle of Kiev (1941)Battle of MoscowBattle of Smolensk (1943) Died May 1, 1971, Kassel, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Battle of France
Commands held 131st Infantry Division

Heinrich Meyer-Buerdorf (13 December 1888 – 1 May 1971) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 131st Infantry Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 November 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of 131. Infanterie-Division

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