__NOTOC__ Robert Meißner (23 December 1888 – 8 August 1953) was an Austrian general in the armed forces of

Nazi Germany Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...

during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

. He was a recipient of the

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (german: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes), or simply the Knight's Cross (), and its variants, were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. The Knight' ...

Awards and decorations

on 24 May 1943 as ''

Generalleutnant is the Germanic variant of lieutenant general, used in some German speaking countries. Austria Generalleutnant is the second highest general officer rank in the Austrian Armed Forces (''Bundesheer''), roughly equivalent to the NATO rank of O ...

'' and commander of 68. Infanterie-Division Fellgiebel 2000, p. 251.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Meissner, Robert 1888 births 1953 deaths Lieutenant generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht) Military personnel from Vienna Austro-Hungarian military personnel of World War I Austrian military personnel of World War II Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross World War II prisoners of war held by the Soviet Union Austrian prisoners of war Austrian people who died in Soviet detention People who died in the Gulag Austro-Hungarian Army officers