Wilhelm Niggenmeyer

Wilhelm Niggenmeyer
Born	9 May 1918 Haan
Died	14 February 2008 (aged 89) Erftstadt
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1938–45, 1955–74
Rank	Oberleutnant of the Reserves Oberstleutnant
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Wilhelm Niggenmeyer (9 May 1918 – 14 February 2008) was a German officer who served in the Wehrmacht during World War II and in the postwar Bundeswehr. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

He participated in making of Männer gegen Panzer, 1943 German film, about different types of infantry anti-tank warfare.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (16 August 1941)^[1]
  • 1st Class (8 September 1941)^[1]
• 4 Tank Destruction Badge
  • 2 in Silver (25 August 1942)^[1]
  • 2 in Silver (31 January 1943)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 18 September 1942 as Leutnant of the Reserves and leader 2./Pionier-Bataillon 26^[2]
  • 241st Oak Leaves on 17 May 1943 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and battalion adjutant of Pionier-Bataillon 26^[2]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1998, p. 121.
2. Scherzer 2007, p. 570.

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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.