Robert Meißner

Robert Meißner
Robert Meißner
Born	23 December 1888
Died	8 August 1953 (aged 64); Pervouralsk, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Army (Wehrmacht)
Rank	Generalleutnant (Germany)
Commands	68th Infantry Division
Battles / wars	World War I; World War II Eastern Front Battle of Voronezh; Battle of the Caucasus; ; ;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Robert Meißner (23 December 1888 – 8 August 1953) was an Austrian general in the armed forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 May 1943 as Generalleutnant and commander of 68. Infanterie-Division ^[1]

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.

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Georg Braun	Commander of 68. Infanterie-Division 16 November 1941 – 26 January 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Hans Schmidt