Date of birth:

March 13th, 1907 (Sangerhausen/Saxony, Germany)

Date of death:

September 28th, 1943 (Sanko 2/327 Glebowka, Soviet Union)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Promotions:
January 1st, 1938: Hauptmann;
?: Major;
September 1st, 1943: Oberstleutnant.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Major

Unit:

I. / Infanterie-Regiment 169

Awarded on:

August 3rd, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Major

Unit:

Kommandeur I. / Grenadier-Regiment 188

Awarded on:

March 31st, 1943

The following newspaper excerpt (dated 07.04.1943) describes why Meinigke was awarded the Knight’s Cross…

“Major Meinigke and his Bataillon launched bold attacks that cleared open the way for the southern march group near Voronezh on two separate occasions.”

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
  - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
  - Nachmeldung zur Tagesmeldung XIII. Armeekorps, vom 28.09.1943
  - Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge e.V.
  - Die Grenz-Zeitung (Edition 96)