Wilhelm Meyn

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Years of service 1940–451956–79 Name Wilhelm Meyn		Service/branch Luftwaffe

Allegiance Nazi Germany West Germany Rank Oberleutnant (Wehrmacht)Generalmajor (Bundeswehr) Commands held Jagdgeschwader 72 "Westfalen"Jagdbombergeschwader 31 "Boelcke" Battles/wars World War IIBattle of KurskKerch–Eltigen OperationCrimean OffensiveCourland PocketDefense of the Reich Died May 4, 2002, Hoppstadten-Weiersbach, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Battle of Kursk, Kerch–Eltigen Operation Unit Sturzkampfgeschwader 3, Schlachtgeschwader 3

Wilhelm Meyn (3 June 1923 – 4 May 2002) was a general in the German Air Force. During World War II, he served in the Luftwaffe and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. In 1956 he joined the Bundeswehr of West Germany and rose to the rank of general, retiring in 1979.

Awards and decorations

German Cross in Gold on 28 January 1944 as Leutnant in the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 October 1944 as Leutnant and Staffelführer of the 9./Schlachtgeschwader 3

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