Meltzer, Walter

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Date of birth:: October 15th, 1915 (Dresden, Germany)
Date of death:: August 15th, 1943 (Berlin-Schöneweide, Germany)
Nationality:: German

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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberleutnant
Unit:: III./Kampf-Geschwader zbV 1
Awarded on:: January 31st, 1942

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:: Staffelkapitän III./Kampfgruppe z.b.V. 1
Awarded on:: December 23rd, 1942

Awarded for his achievements as a transport pilot during resupply missions to German forces in the Mediterranean during 1941 and 1942.

Sources

- MÖBIUS, INGO & HUß, JÜRGEN, Stille Adler, Eigenverlag Ingo Möbius, Chemnitz, 2019.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht

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