Wilhelm Meisel Military person

Wilhelm Meisel (4 November 1891 – 7 September 1974) was an Admiral of the Kriegsmarine during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Personal facts

Birth dateNovember 04, 1891
Birth place
Zwickau
Date of deathSeptember 07, 1974
Place of death
Mülheim

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Military person

allegiance
Nazi Germany
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
German Empire (to 1919)
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
World War II
World War I
military commandheavy cruiser Admiral Hipper
military unit
SMS Kaiserin Augusta
SMS Hertha
SMS Moltke
SMS Stralsund
service start1913
service end1945

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