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Ludwig Meister

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Years of service
  
1939–45

Unit
  
NJG 1 NJG 4

Service/branch
  
Luftwaffe

Rank
  
Hauptmann

Name
  
Ludwig Meister

Born
  
14 December 1919 Erbendorf (
1919-12-14
)

Died
  
26 November 2011(2011-11-26) (aged 91)

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Ludwig Meister (14 December 1919 – 26 November 2011) was a German Luftwaffe night fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. During his career he claimed 39 aerial victories, 38 of them at night.

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Awards

  • Flugzeugfuhrerabzeichen
  • Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
  • Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (23 August 1943)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • German Cross in Gold (28 January 1944)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 June 1944 as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitan of the 1./Nachtjagdgeschwader 4

    • References

    Ludwig Meister Wikipedia
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