Mayer, Egon
- Date of birth:
- August 19th, 1917 (Konstanz/Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
- Date of death:
- March 2nd, 1944 (near Montmedy/Lorraine, France)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- October 25th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer 7. / Jagdgeschwader 2 „Richthofen“
- Awarded on:
- August 1st, 1941
265th Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- 7. / Jagdgeschwader 2
- Awarded on:
- July 16th, 1942
Award: 5/77.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur III. / Jagdgeschwader 2 „Richthofen“
- Awarded on:
- April 16th, 1943
232nd Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberstleutnant (Wing Commander)
- Unit:
- Kommodore Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"
- Awarded on:
- March 2nd, 1944
51st Award
Sources
- Photo 1: Andrew Straube
- Photo: Death Card
- - OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Kwasny A. und G., Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945(CD), Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, Lage-Waddenhausen, 2001
- Fellgiebel W-P, Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-45, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
- Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber, Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X
- Andrew Straube via Death-Cards.com
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