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 posthumously.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- 7. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- April 16th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- April 5th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- March 31st, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 6th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 25th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- March 29th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 2nd, 1942
Sources
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- Vorschlag für die Verleihung des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes
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