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Wilhelm Meyn (3 June 1923 – 4 May 2002) was a general in the German Air Force. During World War II, he served in the Luftwaffe and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. In 1956, he joined the Bundeswehr of West Germany and rose to the rank of Generalmajor, retiring in 1979.
Wilhelm Meyn | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 June 1923 Hamburg |
| Died | 4 May 2002 (aged 78) Hoppstädten-Weiersbach |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany West Germany |
| Service/ |  Luftwaffe German Air Force |
| Years of service | 1940–45 1956–79 |
| Rank | Oberleutnant (Wehrmacht) Generalmajor (Bundeswehr) |
| Unit | StG 3, SG 3 Jagdgeschwader 72 "Westfalen" Jagdbombergeschwader 31 "Boelcke" |
| Commands held | Jagdgeschwader 72 "Westfalen" Jagdbombergeschwader 31 "Boelcke" |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Summary of career edit
Aerial victory claims edit
Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and state that Meyn was crited with approximately 26 aerial victories, all of which claimed on the Eastern Front.[1]
Awards and decorations edit
- German Cross in Gold on 28 January 1944 as Leutnant in the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 October 1944 as Leutnant and Staffelführer of the 9./Schlachtgeschwader 3[3][4]
References edit
Citations edit
- ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 847.
- ^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 309.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 310.
- ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 542.
Bibliography edit
- Brütting, Georg (1992) [1976]. Das waren die deutschen Stuka-Asse 1939 – 1945 [These were the German Stuka Aces 1939 – 1945] (in German) (7th ed.). Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch. ISBN 978-3-87943-433-6.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer [in German] (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Mathews, Andrew Johannes; Foreman, John (2015). Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims — Volume 3 M–R. Walton-on-Thames, UK: Red Kite. ISBN 978-1-906592-20-2.
- Obermaier, Ernst (1976). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe 1939–1945 Band II Stuka- und Schlachtflieger [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe 1939–1945 Volume II Dive Bomber and Attack Aircraft] (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-021-3.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
