Wilhelm Meendsen-Bohlken

 Wilhelm Gerhard Oskar Julius Meendsen-Bohlken  (25 June 1897 – 20 August 1985) was a Vizeadmiral with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards

 * Iron Cross (1914)
 * 2nd Class (1 July 1916)
 * 1st Class (30 December 1919)
 * U-boat War Badge (1914) (October 1918)
 * Cross of Honor (5 October 1934)
 * Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th to 2nd Class
 * Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (10 June 1942)
 * 1st Class (30 August 1942)
 * War Merit Cross with Swords
 * 2nd Class
 * 1st Class
 * German Cross in Gold (15 September 1942)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 May 1944 as Konteradmiral and Befehlshaber der deutsches Marinekommandos in Italien (Commander-in-chief of the German Naval Commando in Italy)
 * High Seas Fleet Badge (29 November 1942)
 * Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 5 October 1943
 * Ärmelband Afrika (1943)