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Kurt Meyer
Jerxheim, German Empire
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 parti…
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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.
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2019
Greatest Events of World War II in Colour
TV show Self (archive footage)
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2002
Gladiators of World War II
TV show Self (archive footage)
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1992
The Valour and the Horror
TV show Self (archive footage)
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1962
The Clouded Dawn
Movie Self (archive footage)
