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Wilhelm Meendsen Bohlken

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Years of service
  
1915–45

Rank
  
Vizeadmiral

Name
  
Wilhelm Meendsen-Bohlken


Born
  
25 June 1897 Brake (
1897-06-25
)

Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1919)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Service/branch
  
Kaiserliche Marine  Reichsmarine  Kriegsmarine

Battles/wars
  
World War I World War II Operation Wunderland

Died
  
August 20, 1985, Cologne, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Commands held
  
German cruiser Admiral Scheer

Battles and wars
  
World War I, Operation Wunderland, World War II

Unit
  
SMS Freya, SM U-80, SM U-117

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

  • Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (1 July 1916) & 1st Class (30 December 1919)
  • U-boat War Badge (1914) (October 1918)
  • Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (10 June 1942) & 1st Class (30 August 1942)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 May 1944 as Konteradmiral and Befehlshaber der deutsches Marinekommandos in Italien (Commander-in-chief of the German Naval Commando in Italy)

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