Allegiance Nazi Germany Rank Leutnant Role Pilot Unit Zerstorergeschwader 26 | Years of service ?–1942 Name Eduard Meyer Service/branch Luftwaffe | |
Battles/wars World War II
Battle of France
Battle of Britain
Invasion of Yugoslavia
Battle of Crete
Operation Barbarossa Died March 31, 1942, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Battle of France, Battle of Britain, Invasion of Yugoslavia, Battle of Crete, Operation Barbarossa, World War II | ||
Eduard Meyer (8 December 1919 – 31 March 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. Eduard Meyer was killed on 31 March 1942 near Welish, Russia after colliding his Messerschmitt Bf 110 with another plane from his unit. During his career he was credited with 22 aerial victories, 48 planes destroyed on the ground and two tanks.
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