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Meyer, Eduard (Zerstörergeschwader 26 "HW")

Date of birth:
December 8th, 1919 (Detmold, Germany)
Date of death:
March 31st, 1942 (near Welish, Russia)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Smolensk-Nishnjaja Dubrowinka
Grave: UNK.
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

During his career he was credited with 22 aerial victories, 48 planes destroyed on the ground and two tanks.

31.03.1942: Leutnant, 3./ ZG-26 'Horst Wessel', KIA – Bf 110 E-2 Werknummer 4515 coded '3U+PL' collided with another German aircraft and plunged to his death near Velizh
Uffz Karl, Bordfunker died in the crash

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
I. Gruppe, Zerstörergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel"
Awarded on:
December 20th, 1941
Awarded after 18 aerial victories, as well as his other successes as a destroyer pilot.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
Zerstörergeschwader
Awarded on:
September 9th, 1941
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg

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