Karl-Friedrich von der Meden

Karl-Friedrich von der Meden
Karl-Friedrich von der Meden
Born	3 December 1896; Samplawa, German Empire
Died	26 December 1961 (aged 65); Hannover, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918); Weimar Republic (to 1933); Nazi Germany
Branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Service years	1914–1919; 1922–1945
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	17th Panzer Division
Conflicts	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland; Battle of France; Operation Barbarossa; Siege of Leningrad; Demyansk Pocket; Lower Dnieper Offensive; Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive; Battle of the Korsun-Cherkassy Pocket; Kamenets-Podolsky pocket; Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Born3 December 1896

Died26 December 1961 (aged 65)

Allegiance

Karl-Friedrich von der Meden^{[Note 1]} (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.

Notes

Karl-Friedrich von der Meden
Born	3 December 1896 Samplawa, German Empire
Died	26 December 1961(1961-12-26) (aged 65) Hannover, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Service years	1914–1919 1922–1945
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	17th Panzer Division
Conflicts	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Demyansk Pocket Lower Dnieper Offensive Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive Battle of the Korsun-Cherkassy Pocket Kamenets-Podolsky pocket Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

v t e Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 12th Infantry Division
Gerhard Engel¹ (Oak Leaves) Heinz-Georg Lemm (Oak Leaves & Swords) Kurt-Jürgen Freiherr von Lützow (Oak Leaves) Karl-Friedrich von der Meden Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach (Oak Leaves)
¹ Oak Leaves with the 12th Volksgreandier Division