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Meyer, August Heinrich Gerhard (Luftwaffe)

    Date of birth:
    March 30th, 1915 (Wesermünde/Hannover, Germany)
    Date of death:
    September 26th, 1944 (Mediterranean)
    Nationality:
    German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

    Biography

    August Meyer was reported missing in action from September 26th, 1944 in the Mediterranean.

    Promotions:
    28th September 1933: Heizer;
    1st July 1935: Oberheizer;
    1st October 1935: Stabsheizer;
    September 1943: Oberleutnant;
    February 1944: Hauptmann.

    Career:
    1st July 1933 - March 1936: Panzerschiff "Deutschland";
    March 1936: transfer to the Luftwaffe.

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    Rank:
    Heizer
    Unit:
    Heizer, Panzerschiff "Deutschland"
    Awarded on:
    July 12th, 1934
    DRL Sportabzeichen in Bronze
    Rank:
    Unteroffizier
    Unit:
    Fliegerschule (See) Warnemünde
    Awarded on:
    October 1st, 1937
    Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 4.Klasse, 4 Jahre
    Rank:
    Unteroffizier
    Unit:
    Fliegerschule (See) Warnemünde
    Awarded on:
    December 1st, 1939
    Flugzeugführerabzeichen
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Awarded on:
    July 12th, 1940
    Frontflugspange für Transportflieger in Bronze
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Awarded on:
    1942
    Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Awarded on:
    1942
    Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Awarded on:
    October 1942
    Pilota Militare
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
    Unit:
    Flugzeugführer, See-Transportflieger-Staffel 1
    Awarded on:
    March 29th, 1943
    Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
    Unit:
    See-Transportflieger-Staffel 1
    Awarded on:
    December 12th, 1943
    Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Awarded on:
    February 1944
    Frontflugspange für Kampfflieger in Bronze
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Awarded on:
    February 1944
    Ärmelband Kreta

    Sources

    • Photo 1: Eckhard Stolle
    • - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
      - 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
      - Patzwall K.D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Studien zur Geschichte der Auszeichnungen, Band 6, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008, ISBN 978-3-931533-08-3
      - Deutsche Dienststelle, WASt-Berlin

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