Date of birth:

August 14th, 1914 (Rio de Janeiro, Brasil)

Date of death:

October 28th, 1992 (Sao Paulo, Brasil)

Nationality:

German

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)

Unit:

2. Schwadron, Aufklärungs-Abteilung 178, 78. Infanterie-Division, Heer

Awarded on:

December 15th, 1941

According to Patzwall / Scherzer the name is Jochem.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)

Unit:

Radfahr-Schwadron, Aufklärungs-Abteilung 178, 78. Infanterie-Division, Heer

Awarded on:

March 1st, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Rittmeister

Unit:

Kommandeur, II. Bataillon, Panzergrenadier-Regiment 155, 90. Panzergrenadier-Division, Heer

Awarded on:

March 31st, 1943

The following newspaper excerpt (dated 07.04.1943) describes why Meyer was awarded the Knight’s Cross…

“Rittmeister Meyer captured an enemy airfield in the central Tunisian mountains with his Bataillon.”

According to Scherzer as Kommandeur in the II./Pz.Gren.Rgt. Afrika

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