Waffen-SS KC holder Erwin Meierdress SS-Panzer-Division Totenkopf Bundesarchiv copy

Original photo print made after 1945 by the German national archives, Bundesarchiv. Waffen-SS KC holder Erwin Meierdress SS-Panzer-Division Totenkopf. 15x10cm.

Hubert-Erwin Meierdrees (11 December 1916 – 4 January 1945), usually referred to as Erwin Meierdrees, was a German Waffen-SS officer and panzer ace who served with the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler, SS-Verfügungs-Division before joining the SS-Panzer-Division Totenkopf, which he served with until his death in January 1945. Meierdrees was also a recipient of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German language: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). The Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.