Mayer, Hans-Karl

Date of birth:: March 9th, 1911 (Rufach/Alzace, Germany)
Date of death:: October 17th, 1940 (over the Thames, Great Britain)
Nationality:: German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
Unit:: Staffelkapitän, 1. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 53 "Pik As", Luftwaffe
Awarded on:: September 3rd, 1940

Awarded after 20 aerial victories. Was the 7th fighter pilot to be so honoured.

Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Spanienkreuz, Gold mit Schwertern

Period:: Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)

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Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

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Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: September 6th, 1940

Besides those four officers already mentioned over the past weeks a further three fighter pilots achieved 20 or more aerial victories in aerial combat, these are: Hauptmann Mayer, Hauptmann Oesau and Hauptmann Tietzen. At the top of the victors stands Major Mölders with 32 aerial victories.

Sources

- FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989.

Mayer, Hans-Karl

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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

Spanienkreuz, Gold mit Schwertern

Flugzeugführerabzeichen

Wehrmachtbericht

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