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Alfred Wehmeyer

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Name
  
Alfred Wehmeyer

Unit
  
Zerstorergeschwader 26

Years of service
  
1938–42

Rank
  
Oberleutnant

Battles/wars
  
World War II Annexation of Austria Battle of France Battle of Britain Invasion of Yugoslavia Battle of Greece Battle of Crete Operation Crusader Battle of Gazala

Died
  
June 1, 1942, Tobruk, Libya

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Anschluss, Battle of France, Battle of Britain

Service/branch
  
German Army (1938–1939), Luftwaffe (1939–1942)

Alfred Wehmeyer (21 May 1919 – 1 June 1942) was a German Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Alfred Wehmeyer was credited with 18 aerial victories, all against Western forces. His Messerschmitt Bf 110 was shotdown by British antiaircraft fire near Tobruk, Libya on 1 June 1942. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 September 1942.

Awards

  • Anschluss Medal (8 November 1938)
  • Flugzeugfuhrerabzeichen (1 February 1940)
  • Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold (18 December 1941)
  • Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (21 March 1941)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (26 August 1940)
  • 1st Class (30 September 1940)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (23 February 1941)
  • German Cross in Gold (25 February 1942)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 September 1942 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitan of the 7./Zerstorergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel"
  • Silver Medal of Military Valor (5 November 1941)
  • Armelband Afrika

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