Hubert-Erwin Meierdress
Hubert-Erwin Meierdrees (11 December 1916 – 4 January 1945), usually referred to as Erwin Meierdrees, was a German Waffen-SS officer and panzer ace who served with the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler, SS-Verfügungs-Division before joining the SS-Panzer-Division Totenkopf, which he served with until his death in January 1945. Meierdrees was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). 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.
Read more about Hubert-Erwin Meierdress: Early Life - Hitlerjugend - SS, Early War Campaigns - Totenkopf, Barbarossa - Demjansk Kessel, Recuperation - Transfer To The Panzerwaffe, Battles For Kharkov, Citadel, Battles On The Mius Front, Retreat To Romania, Battles Around Warsaw - Operation Konrad I, Awards