Horst von Mellenthin

Born31 July 1898

Died8 January 1977 (aged 78)

Horst von Mellenthin
Born	31 July 1898 Hanover, German Empire
Died	8 January 1977(1977-01-08) (aged 78) Wiesbaden, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Branch	German Army
Service years	1915–1945
Rank	General der Artillerie
Commands	23rd Infantry Division 93rd Infantry Division 205th Infantry Division XVI Army Corps XXXVIII Army Corps XI Army Corps VIII Army Corps
Battles / wars	World War I World War II Siege of Leningrad Baltic Offensive (1944) Courland Pocket Upper Silesian Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Relations	Friedrich von Mellenthin (brother)

Horst von Mellenthin (31 July 1898 – 8 January 1977) was a German general during World War II who commanded several corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. Mellenthin surrendered to the Americans at the end of war, and was interned until 1948. After his release, he joined the Gehlen Organization.

References

Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.

Military offices

Preceded by

Commander of 23. Infanterie-Division
August 1943 – 1 September 1943

Succeeded by

Generalleutnant Paul Gurran

Preceded by

General der Pioniere Otto Tiemann

Commander of 93. Infanterie-Division
1 September 1943 – 1 October 1943

Succeeded by

Generalleutnant Karl Löwrick

Preceded by

Commander of 205. Infanterie-Division
1 December 1943 – 20 November 1944

Succeeded by

Preceded by

General der Kavallerie Philipp Kleffel

Commanding General of the XVI. Armeekorps
October 1944 – November 1944

Succeeded by

General der Kavallerie Philipp Kleffel

Preceded by

General der Artillerie Kurt Herzog

Commanding General of the XXXVIII. Panzerkorps
8 January 1945 – 15 March 1945

Succeeded by

Unknown

Preceded by

General der Infanterie Rudolf von Bünau

Commanding General of the XI. Armeekorps
16 March 1945 – 20 March 1945

Succeeded by

General der Infanterie Rudolf von Bünau

Preceded by

General der Infanterie Friedrich Wiese

Commanding General of the VIII. Armeekorps
20 April 1945 – 8 May 1945

Succeeded by

None