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Meyer, Constantin Friedrich Adolf

Date of birth:
May 30th, 1890 (Schermbeck/Rhineprovince, Germany)
Date of death:
April 7th, 1954 (Lüneburg/Lower Saxony, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Constantin Friedrich Adolf Meyer was born on May 30th, 1890 as the son to Oskar Meyer and Anna Meyer-Block. He married Viktoria Müller on September 30th, 1918. The couple had a son and a daughter.

Promotions:
October 1st, 1908: Gefreiter;
September 26th, 1909: Unteroffizier;
April 15th, 1912: Sergeant;
June 1st, 1913: Feldwebel;
June 5th, 1919: Leutnant (RDA: August 20th, 1913, -1-);
June 1st, 1922: Oberleutnant (June 20th, 1918, -96-);
May 1st, 1927: Hauptmann (RDA: -9-);
October 28th, 1938: Major (Karakter);
July 1st, 1940: Major z.V. (RDA: April 1st, 1940);
April 1st, 1942: Oberstleutnant;
December 1st, 1942: Oberst z.V. (RDA: November 11th, 1942);
October 1st, 1943: Oberst (RDA: November 1st, 1943, -49-).

Career:
October 1st, 1907: Unteroffizierschule Weissenfels;
October 1st, 1909: Infanterie-Regiment 87;
August 1st, 1914: Reserve Infanterie-Regiment 80;
June 21st, 1915: Offizierstellvertreter;
December 19th, 1918: Landesjäger- Corps Maerkel (Freikorps);
January 1st, 1921: Infanterie-Regiment 12;
1928 - 1938: 87./88. Division, China;
September 14th, 1939: Leiter des Kompanieführerlehrgangs beim Stellvertretenden XI. A.K.;
December 1st, 1939: Kommandeur, II. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 277;
April 12th, 1942: m.d.F.b, Infanterie-Regiment. 257;
August 26th, 1942: Kommandeur, Grenadier-Regiment 257;
October 1st, 1943: Stab, 83. Infanterie-Division;
September 28th, 1944: Führer-Reserve OKH;
October 19th, 1944: Kommandant von Metz (mWdGb);
November 20th, 1944: POW.

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Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Feldwebel
Awarded on:
September 14th, 1914
Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
May 20th, 1918
Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz (1918)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
November 6th, 1918
Eisernes Kreuz 1.Klasse (1914)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major zur Verwendung (Major)
Unit:
Kommandeur, II. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 277, 83. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
October 5th, 1940
1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 1er Klasse 1914
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)
Unit:
Führer, Infanterie-Regiment 257, 83. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
May 8th, 1942
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 9th, 1942
Medaille
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberst z.V. (Colonel)
Unit:
Kommandeur, Infanterie-Regiment 257, 83. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
April 22nd, 1943
Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Silber

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