Heinrich Meyering
Heinrich Meyering | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 November 1919 Leer |
| Died | 13 July 2003 (aged 83) Unknown |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Luftwaffe |
| Years of service | 1940–45 |
| Rank | Leutnant |
| Unit | StG 2 SG 2 SG 103 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Heinrich Meyering (30 November 1919 – 13 July 2003) was a highly decorated Leutnant in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. During his career he flew 972 missions.[Notes 1]
Awards and decorations
- Flugzeugführerabzeichen
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold with Pennant "900"
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (23 October 1942)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (2 August 1942)
- 1st Class (28 August 1942)
- German Cross in Gold (15 January 1943)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 April 1944 as Feldwebel and pilot of the 3. / Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann" [1]
Notes
- ^ For a list of Luftwaffe ground attack aces see List of German World War II Ground Attack aces
References
Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 254.
Bibliography
- Brütting, Georg (1992) [1976]. Das waren die deutschen Stuka-Asse 1939 – 1945 (in German) (7th ed.). Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch. ISBN 978-3-87943-433-6.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help); Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Obermaier, Ernst (1976). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe 1939–1945 Band II Stuka- und Schlachtflieger (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-021-3.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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