Wilhelm Meyn

Wilhelm Meyn
Born	3 June 1923
Died	4 May 2002(2002-05-04) (aged 78)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany West Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe German Air Force
Years of service	1940–45 1956–79
Rank	Oberleutnant (Wehrmacht) Generalmajor (Bundeswehr)
Unit	StG 3 SG 3
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Wilhelm Meyn (3 June 1923 – 4 May 2002) was an officer in the Luftwaffe during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. During his career he flew 721 missions and was credited with 26 aerial victories.

Meyn surrendered to the British troops in May 1945 and was released a few months later. In 1956 he joined the Bundeswehr and rose to the rank of general, retiring in 1979.

Awards and decorations

German Cross in Gold on 28 January 1944 as Leutnant in the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3^[1]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 October 1944 as Leutnant and Staffelführer of the 9./Schlachtgeschwader 3^[2]

References

Citations

↑ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 309.
↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 254.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (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.
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.

Military offices
Preceded by —	Commander of Aufklärungsgeschwader 52 1959 – December 1959	Succeeded by Oberst Roderich Cescotti
Preceded by —	Commander of Jagdbombergeschwader 72 "Westfalen" 13 March 1961 – 14 December 1962	Succeeded by Oberstleutnant Hans Gerhard Opel
Preceded by Oberstleutnant Gerhard Barkhorn	Commander of Jagdbombergeschwader 31 Boelcke 17 December 1962 – 17 December 1963	Succeeded by Oberst Friedrich Obleser

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of Sturzkampfgeschwader 3 and Schlachtgeschwader 3

Heinrich Eppen Erhard Jähnert Kurt Kuhlmey Martin Moßdorf Dietrich Peltz¹ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Hubert Pölz² (Oak Leaves) Walter Sigel (Oak Leaves) Josef Blümel Wilhelm Meyn Theodor Nordmann⁴ (Oak Leaves & Swords)

¹ Oak Leaves with KG 77, Swords as Angriffsführer England. ² Oak Leaves with SG 151. ⁴ Knight's Cross and Oak Leaves with StG 1

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