Erwin Menny

Erwin Menny
Menny with Erwin Rommel, France March 1944
Born	18 August 1893 Saarburg, Lorraine, German Empire
Died	6 December 1949(1949-12-06) (aged 56) Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Army
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	15th Panzer-Division 90th Light Infantry Division 18th Panzer Division 387th Infantry Division 333rd Infantry Division 123rd Infantry Division 72nd Infantry Division 84th Infantry Division
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Erwin Menny (18 August 1893 – 6 December 1949) was a German general (Generalleutnant) in the Heer during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

He was taken prisoner with his 84th Infantry Division in the Falaise Pocket on 21 August 1944.

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 December 1941 as Oberst and commander of 15. Schützen-Brigade

See also

• Biography portal

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945: The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of All Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.