Horst von Mellenthin

Horst von Mellenthin (31 July 1898 – 8 January 1977) was a German general during World War II who commanded several corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

Horst von Mellenthin
Born	31 July 1898 Hanover
Died	8 January 1977(1977-01-08) (aged 78) Wiesbaden
Allegiance	German Empire (1915–1918)  Weimar Republic (1918–1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Years of service	1915–45
Rank	General
Commands held	XVI. Armeekorps XXXVIII. Panzerkorps XI. Armeekorps VIII. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Relations	Friedrich von Mellenthin (brother)

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (22 August 1915) & 1st Class (29 May 1917)[1]
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (15 July 1943) & 1st Class (26 July 1943)[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 25 March 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of the 205. Infanterie-Division[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 10 October 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 205. Infanterie-Division[3]
  • Oak Leaves on 4 April 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 205. Infanterie-Division[3]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1998, p. 71.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 303.
3. Scherzer 2007, p. 536.

Bibliography

• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

Military offices
Preceded by Generalmajor Friedrich von Schellwitz	Commander of 23. Infanterie-Division August 1943 – 1 September 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Paul Gurran
Preceded by General der Pioniere Otto Tiemann	Commander of 93. Infanterie-Division 1 September 1943 – 1 October 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Karl Löwrick
Preceded by Generalmajor Ernst Michael	Commander of 205. Infanterie-Division 1 December 1943 – 20 November 1944	Succeeded by Generalmajor Ernst Biehler
Preceded by General der Kavallerie Philipp Kleffel	Commanding General of the XVI. Armeekorps October 1944 – November 1944	Succeeded by General der Kavallerie Philipp Kleffel
Preceded by General der Artillerie Kurt Herzog	Commanding General of the XXXVIII. Panzerkorps 8 January 1945 – 15 March 1945	Succeeded by Unknown
Preceded by General der Infanterie Rudolf von Bünau	Commanding General of the XI. Armeekorps 16 March 1945 – 20 March 1945	Succeeded by General der Infanterie Rudolf von Bünau
Preceded by General der Infanterie Friedrich Wiese	Commanding General of the VIII. Armeekorps 20 April 1945 – 8 May 1945	Succeeded by None