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Years of service
  
1934–451956–74


Name
  
Wilhelm Meentzen

Born
  
19 March 1915Emden (
1915-03-19
)

Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany

Service/branch
  
Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine German Navy

Rank
  
Kapitanleutnant (Kriegsmarine)Vizeadmiral (Bundesmarine)

Commands held
  
Torpedoboot T-24Zerstorer 3 (D172)

Battles/wars
  
Spanish Civil WarWorld War IIBattle of the AtlanticNorth African CampaignBattle of Ushant (1944)

Died
  
May 8, 2001, Emden, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Spanish Civil War, Battle of the Atlantic, North African Campaign, Battle of Ushant, World War II

Unit
  
Gorch Fock, German cruiser Karlsruhe, German cruiser Nurnberg

Wilhelm Meentzen (19 March 1915 – 8 May 2001) was a German admiral in the Bundeswehr. He commanded the destroyer Zerstörer 3 (D172), formerly USS Wadsworth (DD-516), from October 1959 until January 1961. During World War II, Meentzen served as an officer in the navy and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Awards and decorations

  • Spanish Cross in Bronze with Swords (6 June 1939)
  • Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (23 December 1939) & 1st Class (21 November 1940)
  • German Cross in Gold on 5 May 1944 as Kapitänleutnant on Torpedoboot T-24/4. Torpedoboots-Flottille
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 30 October 1944 as Kapitänleutnant and commander of Torpedoboot T-24
  • Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (25 May 1973)

    • References

    Wilhelm Meentzen Wikipedia
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