Karl-Friedrich von der Meden

Karl-Friedrich von der Meden (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.

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
Service / branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Years of service	1914–19 1922–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	17th Panzer Division
Battles / wars	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

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 August 1941 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Radfahr-Abteilung 12

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.
• 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.