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Gen.Lt. Erwin Menny

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Gen.Lt. Erwin Menny

Postby trbooks on 13 Jun 2012 19:06

I have the bio of Erwin Menny but I just need his career/commands from 1935 until November 1938

can anyone help

Many thanks

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Re: Gen.Lt. Erwin MENNY

Postby trbooks on 17 Jun 2012 13:00

Surprised nobody knows :-)

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Re: Gen.Lt. Erwin Menny

Postby Dieter Zinke on 17 Jun 2012 16:07

Nobody knows the trouble I've seen :P

Erwin Menny
01.08.1937 Oberstleutnant (37)

01.10.1934 Kommandeur der Kraftfahr-Abteilung Hamm
15.10.1934 Kommandeur der Panzerabwehr-Abteilung 16 (Umbenennung)
01.05.1936 Kommandeur der Panzerabwehr-Abteilung 35, Karlsruhe
10.11.1938 Kommandeur der Panzerabwehr-Truppen XVIII
26.08.1939 Kommandeur des Schützen-Ersatz-Regiments 81, Meiningen


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Re: Gen.Lt. Erwin Menny

Postby graveland on 17 Jun 2012 16:58

Generalleutnant Erwin MENNY (Orden und Ehrenzeichen):

- Ritterkreuz: am 26.12.1941 als Oberst und Kommandeur der 15. Schützen-Brigade
- EK II. Klasse
- EK I. Klasse
- Ritterkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern des Grossherzoglich Badischer Orden vom Zähringer Löwen
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Dienstauszeichnung IV.-I. Klasse
- Österreichisches Weltkriegserinnerungsmedaille mit Schwertern
- EK II. Klasse – Spange -
- EK I. Klasse – Spange -
- Panzerkampfabzeichen in Bronze
- Offizierkreuz des Königl. Italienisches Militärordens vom Hause Savoyen (Ordine Militare di Savoya)
- Komturkreuz des Königl. Italienisches Kolonialordens vom Stern (Ordine Coloniale della Stella)
- Ärmelband “Afrika”

Have you anything else to add to this list, Dieter?
Unfortunately not!
Dieter


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Re: Gen.Lt. Erwin Menny

Postby trbooks on 17 Jun 2012 21:05

Dieter I thank you so much. Much appreciated

Graveland many thanks to you

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Re: Gen.Lt. Erwin Menny

Postby graveland on 18 Jun 2012 14:20

Too bad, Dieter! Thanks, anyway.

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Re: Gen.Lt. Erwin Menny

Postby trbooks on 30 Jun 2012 19:17

Checking my notes on Menny I have a gap in his commands

08.12.1941 - 05.07.1942 ???

anyone fill the gap? Thanks

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Re: Gen.Lt. Erwin Menny

Postby Dieter Zinke on 01 Jul 2012 08:33

15.04.1941 Kommandeur der 15. Schützen-Brigade
06.12.1941 - 08.12.1941 zugleich stellvertretender Führer der 15. Panzer-Division
18.06.1942 - 19.06.1942 zugleich stellvertretender Führer der 90. leichten Afrika-Division
15.07.1942 Führerreserve
15.09.1942 - 31.12.1942 mit der Führung der 18. Panzer-Division beauftragt


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Re: Gen.Lt. Erwin Menny

Postby trbooks on 01 Jul 2012 14:30

Thanks again Dieter....don't ever leave this forum I don't know what we (I :-)) would do without you

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