Hermann Meyer-Rabingen

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{{Infobox military person

|name=Hermann Meyer-Rabingen

|birth_date=7 August 1887

|death_date={{death date and age|1961|2|21|1887|8|7|df=y}}

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|image=Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-263-1598-04, Frankreich, Rommel, "Indische Legion".jpg

|caption=Hermann Meyer-Rabingen (right) inspecting the Indian Legion with Erwin Rommel (center).

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|allegiance={{flag|Nazi Germany}}

|branch=Army

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|rank=Generalleutnant

|commands=197th Infantry Division

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World War II

|awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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Hermann Meyer-Rabingen (7 August 1887 – 21 February 1961) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

He commanded the 197th Infantry Division beginning on 1 December 1939, initially serving in the rank of Generalmajor. On 1 November 1941, he was promoted to the rank of Generalleutnant. On 1 April 1942, he was replaced as commander of the 197th Division by Ehrenfried-Oskar Boege.{{Cite book|last=Mitcham|first=Samuel W.|title=German Order of Battle. Volume One. 1st-290th Infantry Divisions in World War II|publisher=Stackpole Books|year=2007|isbn=9780811734165|chapter=197th Infantry Division|author-link=Samuel W. Mitcham}}

Meyer-Rabingen went on to be appointed commander of the 159th Infantry Division on 20 September 1942.{{Cite book|last=Mitcham|first=Samuel W.|title=German Order of Battle: 1st-290th Infantry divisions in World War II|publisher=Stackpole Books|year=2007|isbn=9780811734165|chapter=159th Infantry (Formerly Reserve) Division}}

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 January 1942 as Generalleutnant and commander of 197. Infanterie-Division.Fellgiebel 2000, p. 254.

References

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{{Cite book

|last=Fellgiebel

|first=Walther-Peer

|author-link=Walther-Peer Fellgiebel

|year=2000

|orig-year=1986

|title=Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile

|trans-title=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

|language=de

|location=Friedberg, Germany

|publisher=Podzun-Pallas

|isbn=978-3-7909-0284-6

}}

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after=General der Infanterie Ehrenfried-Oskar Boege|

title= Commander of 197. Infanterie-Division|

years=1 December 1939 - 1 April 1942

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