Heinz Meyer
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Heinz Meyer
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Born | (1916-04-09)9 April 1916 Magdeburg |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Viersen |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
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Luftwaffe |
Years of service | 1937–45 |
Rank | Major of the Reserves |
Commands held | 10./Fallschirmjäger-Regiments 4 III./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4 III./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 15 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Heinz Meyer (9 April 1916 – 22 September 1987), was a German Fallschirmjäger during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe (20 September 1942)[1]
- Cuff title "Kreta" (20 May 1943)[1]
- Wound Badge (1939) in Black (20 February 1944)[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 21 June 1943 as Oberleutnant in the III./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
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Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of the Fallschirmjäger
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