Karl Friedrich von der Meden

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Years of service 1914–191922–45 Service/branch German Army Died 1961		Name Karl-Friedrich der Rank Generalleutnant

Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War IWorld War IIInvasion of PolandBattle of FranceOperation BarbarossaSiege of LeningradDemyansk PocketLower Dnieper OffensiveDnieper–Carpathian OffensiveBattle of the Korsun-Cherkassy PocketKamenets-Podolsky pocketLvov–Sandomierz Offensive Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Invasion of Poland, Battle of France Commands held Aufklarungsabteilung, 17th Panzer Division

Karl-Friedrich von der Meden (3 December 1896 – 26 December 1961) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 August 1941 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Radfahr-Abteilung 12

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