Allegiance Nazi Germany Unit Jagdgeschwader 26 Service/branch Luftwaffe | Years of service ?–1945 Rank Leutnant | |
Battles/wars World War II
Operation Donnerkeil
Dieppe Raid
Defense of the Reich
Operation Market Garden Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Died 4 January 1945, Emsland, Germany Award Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War II, Operation Donnerkeil, Dieppe Raid, Defence of the Reich, Operation Market Garden |
Wilhelm Mayer (5 December 1917 – 4 January 1945) was a 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. On 4 January 1945, Wilhelm Mayer was killed after being ambushed by RAF Spitfires near Emsland, Nazi Germany. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 12 March 1945. During his career he was credited with 27 aerial victories, all on the Western Front.
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