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Helmut Meckel

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Name
  
Helmut Meckel

Unit
  
Jagdgeschwader 3

Years of service
  
1935–43

Rank
  
Oberleutnant

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Battles/wars
  
World War II Battle of France Battle of Britain The Hardest Day Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Tunisia Campaign

Died
  
May 8, 1943, Tunis, Tunisia

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Battle of France, Battle of Britain

Service/branch
  
German Army (1935–1939), Luftwaffe (1939–1943)

Helmut Meckel (23 August 1917 – 8 May 1943) 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. Helmut Meckel was killed on 8 May 1943 in a flying accident during the evacuation of Tunis. During his career he was credited with 25 aerial victories with 14 over the Eastern Front and 11 over the Western Front.

Awards

  • Flugzeugfuhrerabzeichen
  • Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
  • Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 August 1941 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitan in the I./Jagdgeschwader 3

    • References

    Helmut Meckel Wikipedia
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