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Wilhelm Messer

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Rank
  
Leutnant

Service/branch
  
Luftwaffe

Years of service
  
1936–45

Name
  
Wilhelm Messer

Unit
  
Transportgeschwader 2

Battles/wars
  
World War II Eastern Front Siege of Breslau

Died
  
April 5, 2008, Pfungstadt, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Eastern Front, Siege of Breslau, World War II

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Wilhelm Messer (19 April 1917 – 5 April 2008) was a highly decorated Leutnant in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

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Awards and decorations

  • Aviator badge
  • Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
  • Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (20 April 1942)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • German Cross in Gold (28 January 1943)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 March 1945 as Leutnant and pilot and in 11./Transportgeschwader 2

    • References

    Wilhelm Messer Wikipedia
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