title: Wilhelm Meendsen-Bohlken
text: # Wilhelm Meendsen-Bohlken
  
  Wilhelm Meendsen-Bohlken (25 June 1897 – 20 August 1985) was a Vizeadmiral with the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. From July 1944 to May 1945 he served as the final fleet commander of the Kriegsmarine.
  
  ## Awards
  
  * Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (1 July 1916) & 1st Class (30 December 1919)
  * U-boat War Badge (1914) (October 1918)
  * Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (10 June 1942) & 1st Class (30 August 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)
  