Wilhelm Meyn

Born3 June 1923
Hamburg

Died4 May 2002 (aged 78)
Hoppstädten-Weiersbach

Allegiance

Wilhelm Meyn
Born	3 June 1923 Hamburg
Died	4 May 2002(2002-05-04) (aged 78) Hoppstädten-Weiersbach
Allegiance	Nazi Germany West Germany
Branch	Luftwaffe German Air Force
Years of service	1940–45 1956–79
Rank	Oberleutnant (Wehrmacht) Generalmajor (Bundeswehr)
Unit	StG 3, SG 3 Jagdgeschwader 72 "Westfalen" Jagdbombergeschwader 31 "Boelcke"
Commands	Jagdgeschwader 72 "Westfalen" Jagdbombergeschwader 31 "Boelcke"
Battles / wars	World War II Battle of Kursk Kerch–Eltigen Operation Crimean Offensive Courland Pocket Defense of the Reich
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.

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Brütting, Georg (1992) [1976]. Das waren die deutschen Stuka-Asse 1939 – 1945 [These were the German Stuka Aces 1939 – 1945] (in German) (7th ed.). Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch. ISBN 978-3-87943-433-6.
Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer [in German] (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Mathews, Andrew Johannes; Foreman, John (2015). Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims — Volume 3 M–R. Walton-on-Thames, UK: Red Kite. ISBN 978-1-906592-20-2.
Obermaier, Ernst (1976). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe 1939–1945 Band II Stuka- und Schlachtflieger [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe 1939–1945 Volume II Dive Bomber and Attack Aircraft] (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-021-3.
Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

Military offices
Preceded by —	Commander of Aufklärungsgeschwader 52 1959 – December 1959	Succeeded by Oberst Roderich Cescotti
Preceded by —	Commander of Jagdbombergeschwader 72 13 March 1961 – 14 December 1962	Succeeded by Oberstleutnant Hans Gerhard Opel
Preceded by Oberstleutnant Gerhard Barkhorn	Commander of Jagdbombergeschwader 31 17 December 1962 – 17 December 1963	Succeeded by Oberst Friedrich Obleser

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