Wehmeyer, Alfred
- Date of birth:
- April 21st, 1919 (Vienna, Austria)
- Date of death:
- June 1st, 1942 (South of Tobruk, Libia)
- Nationality:
- Austrian
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Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13. März 1938
- Awarded on:
- November 8th, 1938
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- February 1st, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 26th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 30th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- February 23rd, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- March 21st, 1941
Medaglia d'argento al Valore Militare
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- November 5th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- III. Gruppe, Zerstörergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- February 25th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän, 7. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Zerstörergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- September 4th, 1942
Awarded posthumous.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: Igor Poul
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- KUROWSKI, F., Knight's Cross Holders of the Afrikakorps, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., Atglen, United States, 1996.
- 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.
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