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Mayer, Wilhelm
Mayer, Wilhelm
Date of birth:
December 5th, 1917 (Fürth am Berg/Saxony-Coburg-Gotha, Germany)
Date of death:
January 4th, 1945 (near Emsland, Germany)
Nationality:
German
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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
Staffelführer
,
5. Staffel
,
II. Gruppe
,
Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter"
,
Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
March 12th, 1945
Awarded in recognition of his successes over the course of 124 sorties, which amounted to 27 aerial victories in the West including 6 four-engined bombers.
Awarded posthumously.
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel (Sergeant)
Unit:
7. Staffel
,
II. Gruppe
,
Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter"
,
Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
April 16th, 1944
Frontflugspange für Jäger in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
April 5th, 1944
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
March 31st, 1944
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 6th, 1943
Frontflugspange für Jäger in Silber
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 25th, 1943
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
March 29th, 1943
Frontflugspange für Jäger in Bronze
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 2nd, 1942
Sources
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FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003
.
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OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989
.
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PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001
.
- Vorschlag für die Verleihung des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes
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