__NOTOC__ Ernst Meiners (13 June 1893 – 11 June 1959) was a German general during

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

. He was a recipient of the

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (), or simply the Knight's Cross (), and its variants, were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. While it was order of precedence, lower in preceden ...

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Awards and decorations

on 17 December 1943 as '' Oberst der Reserve'' and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 161Fellgiebel 2000, p. 251.

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