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Meier, Walter (Lw-KG 53)

Date of birth:
October 19th, 1917 (Elbrinxen/Principality of Lippe, Germany)
Date of death:
July 27th, 1944 (Vilnius/Generalbezirk Litauen, Reichskommissariat Ostland (Lithuanian SSR))
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Leutnant (Pilot officer)

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Unteroffizier
Awarded on:
December 7th, 1939
Flugzeugführerabzeichen
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
8. Kampfgeschwader General Wever 4
Frontflugspange für Zerstörer in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
February 16th, 1942
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
5./Kampf-Geschwader 53
Awarded on:
May 22nd, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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