Wilhelm Meyn Explained

Wilhelm Meyn
Birth Date:3 June 1923
Birth Place:Hamburg
Death Place:Hoppstädten-Weiersbach
Allegiance:
Branch:
German Air Force
Serviceyears:1940–45
1956–79
Rank:Oberleutnant (Wehrmacht)
Generalmajor (Bundeswehr)
Commands:Jagdgeschwader 72 "Westfalen"
Jagdbombergeschwader 31 "Boelcke"
Unit:StG 3, SG 3
Jagdgeschwader 72 "Westfalen"
Jagdbombergeschwader 31 "Boelcke"
Battles:World War II
Awards:Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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 Generalmajor, retiring in 1979.

Summary of career

Aerial victory claims

Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and state that Meyn was crited with approximately 26 aerial victories, all of which claimed on the Eastern Front.

Awards and decorations

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