Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
4
Gender
Male
Birthday
1910-12-23
Day of Death
1961-12-23 (51 years old)
Place of Birth
Jerxheim, German Empire
Also Known As
Kurt Meyer
Biography
Kurt Meyer (23 December 1910 – 23 December 1961) was an SS commander and convicted war criminal of Nazi Germany. He served in the Waffen-SS (the combat branch of the SS) and participated in the Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa, and other engagements during World War II. Meyer commanded the 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend during the Allied invasion of Normandy, and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords.
