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1 Meier, HeinzUffzStG-1 (S.U.)Ju 87B-1 Werk # 5261 "6G + DL" (lost 3/8/42)Dive Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 8 March, 1942 at Kawkas due to flak, no mention of crew. Ju 87 Loss List
2 Meier, RudolfHptm2/18/1914StralsundStfkpt 3(Erg)/LG-1(9/41), Stfkpt 12(Stuka)/LG-1(11/41), 3/StG-5, Stfkpt 1/LG-1('42), Stfkpt 11/LG-1(7/42), Stfkpt 2/KSG-3(8/42), Stfkpt 3/KG-101(2/43-9/44)Ju 87R
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(2/27/42)

EK 1 & 2
Dive Bomber Operational Clasp		DK-G Awards List & LOCS
3 Meier, RudolfUffz2/SG-77Fw 190F-8Assault Operational ClaspMIA November, 1944 in Russia. Jager Blatt 2/2001.
4 Meier, PaulOfw214/JG-53 (4/45)Bf 109G EK 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		His first two victories, both P-51s on 26 April, 1945.
5 Meier, Karl HeinzUffz9/JG-52 (S.U.)Bf 109F-4 Werk # 8241 (90% dam 5/20/42)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Injured in a takeoff accident at Artemowsk on 20 May, 1942.
6 Meier, KarlUffz7/4/1919II/SG-3 (3/45)Fw 190F-8 Werk # Unk (lost 3/?/45) Ground Assault Operational Clasp Reported KilledInAction (KIA) in March, 1945 at Sprettau per SG-3 List (Riccardo Freitag 3/2024)
7 Meier, K.UffzStab I/KGzbV-1 (5/40 Werl)Ju 52/3m Werk # 6281 "1Z + ??" (lost 5/10/40)Transport Operational ClaspHis ac reported lost 10 May, 1940 o the beach at Den Haag, cause and pilot and crew disposition unknown (Netherland Loss Registry). Added: Cause not reported; crew of four returned. Remaining crew: Gefr M.Kathe, Obs; Gefr E.Witt, R/O and Flg E.Becker, Mech/Gnr (SGLO).
8 Meier, JosefUffz5/11/19202/JG-54 (S.U.)Bf 109F-2 Werk# 12735 "Black 1" (lost 4/18/42)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 18 April, 1942 over Lagodasee (Lake Ladoga)/Eisstrasse, Leningrad Oblast, Russia, probably due to ground fire during a ground attack. Added: Confirmed MIA, the pilot is commemorated in the memorial book at Sologubowka, Russia. (D.Drury).
9 Meier, Johann HermannLt6/10/1921Kronprinzenkoog Schleswig77


Lommel, Belgium



7/JG-52 (9/42 S.U.), 1 & 3/JG-52 (Hungarian Staffel), Stfkpt 1/JG-26 (3/44)Bf 109F & G, Fw 190A-6 Werk # 470057 "White 8" (lost 3/15/44) in JG-26 RK (16/12/44 Post.)
Hungarian Knights Cross

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (27/10/43)
EP (31/08/43)

EK 1 (26/06/43 CK) & EK 2 (29/05/43 CK)
Ftr. Oper.Clasp		KIFA 15 March, 1944 during taxiing in "White 8", when he collided with another AC being taxied by Uffz Hans Ruppert, and was hit by its propeller. He veered into Ruppert, and was said to be drunk. Buried Lommel, Block 5/427 (Rosseels). 305 combat missions, 76 victories in the East. His first known Eastern victory, a Soviet P-40 on 5 September, 1942. A Yak-1 on 8 September, 1942. An Il-2 on 1 February, 1943. A Yak-1 on 28 April, 1943. Two LaGG-5s on 14 May, 1943. A Spitfire and a P-39 on 26 May, 1943. A Yak-1 on 29 May, 1943. A LaGG-5 on 4 June, 1943. Two Il-7s on 5 June, 1943. An Il-7 on 6 June, 1943. An Il-7 on 8 June, 1943. Two P-39s and a Yak-1 on 16 June, 1943. Three LaGG-5s, an Il-2 and two Il-4s on 5 July, 1943. Two Il-2s on 5 September, 1943. Two Boston IIIs on 14 September, 1943. A Yak-9 on 25 October, 1943. A P-39 and a Yak-1 on 6 January, 1943. One victory in the West. Bowers/Lednicer, 77 victories.



10 Meier, HermannOblt1(F)/121 (Med)Ju 88D-5 Werk # 430049 "7A + FH" (or AH) (lost 9/26/42)Observer Operational ClaspMIA with two other unnamed crew 26 September, 1942, cause unknown, locaion not reported, one other crew KilledInAction (KIA) (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: POW 26 September, 1942; sd by a Hurricane 12km E of Suez, while on a photo recon mission of the Channel approaches (LOCS).
11 Meier, HermannUffzI/JG-2Bf 109E-7 Werk # 4202(lost)Fighter Operational ClaspKIC 3 May, 1941 at Theville airfield near Cherbourg, cause unknown.
12 Meier, SiegfriedUffz3/JG-300Bf 109G-14/AS Werk # 783857 "Yellow 12" (lost 10/7/44 at Sangerhausen)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 7 October, 1944 during aerial combat at Sangerhausen. Source: JG-300 Loss List
13 Meier, HeinzFw12/NJG-1 (7/41)Bf 110D-0 Werk # 3161 "G9 + EK" (50% dam 7/10/41) EK 2
Wound Badge
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		WIA the night of 9/10 July, 1941 during aerial combat, crash landing at Blerik, near the Venlo airfield (Boiten). Both he and the unnamed R/O were safe. One known victory, most likely his 1st, a Wellington Werk # X9916 "AA" of RAF No. 57 Sq., piloted by Sgt J.A.Matetich at Grevenbicht/Limburg (Weiden) on 15 October, 1941. Correction: Although Sgt Matetich was sd on 15 October, 1941, he was downed over Cologne. The only Wellington downed over Grevenbicht Holland was a Mark I, code X9978 of 57 Sq., piloted by F/O Keith John Miller. Source: Grandson of Ernest Tastard Christie, Ken McLeod. Mr Christie was a crew member of X9978. Alternate spelling: Maier.
14 Meier, HeinrichUffz2/NAGr-15 (Reich Def Ost)Bf 109G-8 Werk # 201759 (lost 3/3/45)Night Observer operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 3 March, 1945 by flak, location not reported (Bf 109 Loss List).
15 Meier, HeinrichOfw11/10/1912Rolfshagen

Courtesy Oleg Marin

2/KG-54 (Channel)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 6025 "B3 + GK" (lost 4/18/41)Foreign (Axis Sunburst) Pilot Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 18 April, 1941 during an attack on Portsmouth, when it was hit by AA fire and dove into the ground near Thorney Island airfield with engines full on, exploded and burned, killing the entire crew. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Uffz Werner Dietzel, Observer; Uffz Richard Rothenspieler, R/O and Ofw Georg Hocke, Gunner. Meier served in the German Army before transferring to the Luftwaffe. Added: All four deceased crew members are buried in a collective grave at West Thorney (St Nicholas) Churchyard in Plot 3, Row 8, Gr 18 (D.Drury).

Courtesy Courtesy Oleg Marin
16 Meier, HartmutOblt11/26/1921St. Michaelis, Freiberg2(F)/Nacht, 7/NJG-2 (1/45 Twente)Ju 88G-6 Werk # 620441 "4R + BS" (lost 1/1/45)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/17/43)
EP (7/26/43), >

EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) the night of 31 December, 1944/1 January, 1945 near Meerkerk. Failed to return from his mission, but believed shot down by a Mosquito Night Fighter of RCAF No 409 Sq., piloted by S/L R.F. Hatton. His AC crashed at Meerkerk, north of Gorinchem Holland on 1 January, 1945, during Operation Bodenplatte. Remaining crew: Fw Artur Gutzeit, R/O 1 (KilledInAction (KIA)); Ogefr Thornwald Wettern, R/O 2 (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Ofw Walter Donath, Gunner (MIA). In a picture of Meier, he is actually wearing an Observer Operational Clasp. Ysselsteyn burials added: Pilot Oblt Meier BX-7-155, Fw Gutzeit, Obs (BX-7-154); Ogefr Wettern, R/O (BY-7-167) and Ofw Donath, Gnr (TE-3-29, recovered 2010) (SGLO).
17 Meier, HarryLtI/JG-2 (Channel)Bf 109F-4 Werk # 7604 (lost 6/20/42)Fighter Operational ClaspKIC 20 June, 1942 near St Omer, cause not reported.
18 Meier, Hans "Otto"Ofw3/29/1915Hamburg Wandsbeck2/StG-77, 7/StG-77, III/SG-77Ju 87D RK(6/9/44 Post.)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(5/4/42)
EP(11/24/41)

EK 1 & 2
Dive Bomber Operational Clasp w/Pendant		KilledInAction (KIA) 2 May, 1944 when he was shot down near Pokropivna Russia. 711 missions and managing to destroy a 12000BRT tanker and a British flak vessel near Dunkirk.
19 Meier, HansFw1/StG-77Ju 87B-1 Werk # unk (dam 8/18/40) Wound Badge
Dive Bomber Operational Clasp 		WIA 18 August, 1940 when his ac was damaged over the sea by fighters following an attack on Thorney Island, Sussex. He managed to return safely, however his R/O/Gnr, Uffz Karl Maier was hit by machine gun fire eight times, suffering only flesh wounds (D.Drury). Note: This may be Ofw Hans "Otto" Meier.
20 Meier, HansFw5/JG-11 (France)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 412351 "Black 6" (lost 8/14/44)Fighter Operational ClaspMIA 14 August, 1944 in aerial combat, location unknown. Mombeek MIA List.
21 Meier, GustavUffz8/25/1920Aufkl.Staffel 3(F)/Nacht (Pleskau)Do 17P Werk # 4121 "K7 + GL" (lost 12/4/41)Night Observer Operational ClaspMIA with his entire crew, 4 December, 1941, when their ac failed to return from a reconnaissance mission to Tikhvin, Leningrad Oblast, Russia, cause unknown. Remaining crew: Oblt Siegfried Wilhelm Friedrich Sager, Obs and Uffz Heins (not Heinz) Tjardes, R/O. No VDK burial detail on Oblt Sager, but the pilot and R/O are commemorated at Sologubowka, Russia (D.Drury).
22 Rohr, LudwigOblt7/28/1918OberasbachStabstaffel/KG-2 (4/41)Do 17Z Werk # 2685 "U5 + GA' (lost 4/16/41)Bomber Operational ClaspKIA 16 April, 1941, when his ac was sd by ground fire SW of Veria, Imathia, Greece.Remaining crew: Gefr Hermann Meyer (or Meier), Obs (KIA); Uffz Ernst Fröhlich, R/O (WIA) and Fw Heinrich Brechnitz, Flt Engr (KIA). The deceased are buried at Dionyssos-Rapendoza, Greece, Crypt 1, Row5 as follows: Oblt Rohr,Platte 2; Gefr Meyer, Platte 2 and Fw Brechnitz, Platte 1 (D.Drury).
23 Karbe, Hans AdolfObstlt i.G. (postm)1905/02/01Celle


Courtesy CK

Grosse KFS Lechfeld (Obsv training 03/34), Adj KG 152 (03/36), Stfkpt III./KG 153 (04/38), Höh.Lw.-Schule Generalstab training Berlin-Gatow (-07/38-08/39), Generalstab d.Lw. FFS C 9 Altenburg (02/-03/41), Ib in Stab/Luftflotte 1 (04-12/41), Verbindungs-Offz. Heeresgruppe Nord (-05/42), FFS C 9 PretzschHe 111 B-3 "RF + NG" Werknr 1340 (dam 95%)KIFA on 05 July 1942 when crashed at Wirbenz (5 km W of Kemnath) during an airfield night flight practice. Crew (KIFA): Mech Uffz Meier. Buried in Altenburg (Thüringen).CKönig
24 Wette, K.ObltStab II/KG-54 (Channel)Ju 88A-1 Werk # unk "B3 + DC" (lost 8/11/40)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW/WIA 11 August, 1940; made an emergency landing at Blacknor Fort, Portland Head, Dorset after being shot down by F/O James Strickland of No. 213 Sq. (Ju 88 Loss List). Remaining crew (POW): Ofw Karl Meier, Obs; Gefr Walter Gehre, R/O and Flg Gottfried Kagenbauer, Mech (D.Drury).
25 Vetter, FritzFw
Ysselstein, Holland		Stab II/KG-76 (8/40 Creil)Ju 88 Werk # Unk "F1 + ?C" (lost 8/24/40)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 24 August, 1940; sd over the English Channel and crashed into the sea off Manston. Remaining crew: Fw Karl Flessner, Obs (MIA); Fw Hans Meyer, R/O (geb 6/12/15, KilledInAction (KIA), bur Yssel BF-4-90) and Uffz Heinrich Meier, Gnr (MIA) (D.Drury). Added: Shot down by Hurricanes of No.501 Sq. (SGLO).
26 Unger, GüntherFw9/KG-76 (Channel)Ju 88A-5 Werk # 7188 "F1 + BT" (lost 3/12/41)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW with unnamed crew after all bailed 12 March, 1941; shot down at The Croft, Wychbold, Worestershire by a Defiant of No. 307 Sq. (Sgt Jankowiak) and flak (Ju 88 Loss List). Crew Identification: R/O Uffz Franz Bergmann; Engr Ofw Willi Dirk and Gnr Fw August Meier, all POWs.
27 Swoboda, WalterLt12/20/1921Langenlois12/NJG-6 (7/44), 6/NJG-6Bf 110G-4, Ju 88 (lost 12/18/44) EK 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		MIA 17/18 December, 1944 after being shot down by the American 204th Field Artillery near Felsberg (Boiten, presumed killed). Remaining crew: BF Uffz Ernst Meier (geb 9/28/1922 Brunsbüttelhafen) and BS Uffz Franz Dinger (geb 11/25/1922 Vienna), all MIA, date unknown. Jager Blatt article, 2/2003. One known victory, a Lancaster in the St Die area on 29 July, 1944, an Ofhr at the time.
28 Strauss,OfwWekusta 5 (8/44 Vaernes)Ju 88D-1 Werk # 430904 "D7 + BN" (lost 8/27/44) Meteorological Operational Clasp KIC 27 August, 1944 probably near the Jan Mayen Island, no mention of cause or crew disposition (Wekusta Loss List). Added: Another ac bearing the same Wk#, etc, reported sd by Spitfires of No.611 Sq., piloted by F/Sgts I.G.W. Walker & K. Mack, said to be lost 9 October, 1944, belonging to Wekusta 3. Two known crew: StbsFw Will Meier and RegRat Martin Hanetzki (J.Alistair 9/2024).
29 Seuthe, FritzFwStab II/KG-55 (9/41)He 111H-6 Werk # 4232 "G1 + TC" (lost 9/12/41)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 12 September, 1941 after his ac made an emergency landing Semenowka, Ukraine following a fighter attack. It is possible, but not definately established, that he later returned to his unit. Remaining crew: Lt Maximilian "Max" Otter, Obs (found murdered); Lt Heinz Meyeringh, R/O (Ret'd, Promo to Oblt 4/42); Uffz Wilhelm Meier, Flt Engr (MIA) and Gefr Willi Rummel, Gnr & PK Berichter (found murdered). Lt Otter's remains have not been transferred to a military cemetery, but a grave is believed to exist at Pronosowka, Ukraine. He is commemorated in the German War Cem. at Kharkiv, Ukraine. No burial detail found for Gefr Rummel (D.Drury).
30 Schrage, KarlOblt
Glencree German Cemetery, Ireland		9/KG-40He 111H-5 Werk # 3528 "F8 + GT" (lost 10/20/41)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 20 October, 1941; crashed into the sea off the west coast of England, precise location and cause unknown. Remaining crew (MIA): Gefr Wolfgang Klassen, bombardier; Gefr Otto Hock, R/O; Uffz Hans Meier, Flt Engr, bur Glencree, Gr 23 and Sdfhr Karl Ehrmann, Gnr & War Correspondent. The latters body washed ashore on 22 November, 1941 and he is buried at Glencree, Grave 22. Source: D. Drury.
31 Ruppert, HansUffz1I/JG-26 (joins 1/43), 1/JG-26Fw 190A4 thru A-6, Fw 190A-8 Werk # 170020 "White 5" (dam 5/44)
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 25 May, 1944 when he was exiting his "White 5" after completing a mission. He was followed by several P-47s who strafed the Metz-Frescaty airfield, hitting him in the stomach with a 50 cal. He fell off the wing into the revetment and bled to death. Escaped injury during a collision on 15 March, 1944 with Lt Johann Hermann Meier, the Sq. leader. Meier was killed and was found responsible for the takeoff accident. One known victory, a B-24 of the 44BG near Poix on 21 January, 1944.
32 Meier, GeorgFw4/Fl.ü.G.-1 SüdHe 111 Werk # 2162 (dam 4/8/44)Wound Badge
Pilot Badge		Pilot injured in a crash at the Hannover Langenhagen airfield 8 April, 1944, cause unknown. His two unnamed crew were uninjured.
33 Meyer, HansGefr1927Brandenburg5

Courtesy Christian König

JG-54 (S.U.)Bf 109G EK 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		Shot down with wounds in 1944 near Königsberg and hospitalized. After recuperation, he was limited to non-flying status. Jager Blatt 4/2002 & short bio online. Like so many pilots towards the end of the war, he reported in an interview that he served in the Infantry. This could be Uffz Mayer of 4/JG-54 in May, 1944 or Uffz Meier of 1/JG-54, however inconclusive. I found no victories on the OKL Claims List.

Courtesy Christian König
34 Meyer, GustavLt7/30/19183/SKG-210 (Channel?)Bf 110E-2/N Werk # 3793 "S9 + KL" (lost 5/7/41)Destroyer Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew 7 May, 1941 in Map Quadrant Pl.Qu. 1443 East, when he was hit by flak, during aerial combat with fighters, and crashed into the Channel. No VDK match. Bf 110 Loss List & D.Drury. Alternate spelling: Meier & Mejer.
35 Meyer, GottfriedLt3/17/1921
Lommel, Belgium		III/JG-26 (joins 12/44), 9/JG-26Fw 190D-9, Bf 109K-4 Werk # 330404 "White 15 + -" (lost 1/1/45) Fighter Operational Clasp in Bronze KilledInAction (KIA) 1 January, 1945 (Operation Bodenplatte) during aerial combat when he disappeared without a trace near Vrasene, NE of St Niklaas Belgium. Dutch researchers say he remained in the cockpit when his K-4 hit the ground and exploded on impact. Buried Lommel Belgium, Block 39, Grave 273 (Alain Rosseels). Alternate spelling: Mayer & Meier.
36 Meiner, HansUffz7/TG-4Ju 52/3m Werrk # 10138 "RO + SL" (lost 12/3/43)Transport Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 3 December, 1943; shot down at Gruda Yugoslavia. Crew of five & twelve passengers killed. Claimed by RAF No. 126 Sq. Source: Yugo crashes-Shrani. Added: Shot down by fighters at Mrzine, SE of Gruda, Yugoslavia (now Croatia). Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Uffz Wilhelm Breul, R/O; Uffz Wilhelm Kurt Birkle, Flt Engr; Ogefr Hans Glass, Gnr and Uffz Friedrich Frohring, Gnr. All believed buried in Dubrovnik, Croatia. 10 of the 12 passengers were military personnel (D.Drury). Alternate spelling: Meier.
37 Meier, WilliLt9/KG-26 (Vaernes)He 111H Werk # Unk (lost 5/15/40)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW with unnamed crew 15 May, 1940; force landed on the island of Alsten, near Mosjoen Norway due to engine failure after an anti-shipping strike on Narvik (Stankey & DeZeng).
38 Meier, WilliStbsFwWekusta 5, Wekusta 1/Ob.d.L., Wekusta 1/Lfl. 1, Wekusta 3 (Sola)Ju88D-1 Wrk # Unk "D7 + WH" (lost 10/9/44)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/17/43)

EK 1 & 2
Meteorological Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 9 October, 1944; shot down by a Spitfire IX of RAF No. 611 Sq., piloted by F/S I.G.W. Walker. DK-G Awards List
39 Meier, WernerOfw24/NJG-4Bf 110G-4 Werk # 140041 (lost) EK 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 27/28 April, 1944 as a result of English bomber return fire, crashing at Beaujeux, near Dijon. Both crewmen, R/O Uffz Hille and Gunner Ogefr Christain Sabel, were able to bail, however Sabel died later of his injuries, and was buried at Dijon. Jager Blatt 6/2001. Boiten 2 victories.
40 Meier, WalterOfw


5/KG-53He 111H-16
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (22/05/43)
EP (16/02/42 CK)
EK 1 & 2

Bomber Operational Clasp in Gold		Added: KIA on 27 July 1944 near Vilnius, Lithuania (CK)
41 Meier, SiegfriedGefr1/JG-301 (11/44)Fw 190A-8 Werk # 176063 (lost 11/26/44)Fighter Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 26 November, 1944; after aerial combat with a P-51 at Minden; buried Neue Friedhof, Minden, Grave 65 (C.König).
42 Klomp, WalterOblt4/29/1922Rheydt, RheinlandI/KG-40 (10/43), 3/KG-40 (4/44)Fw 200C-3/U4 Werk # 0089 "F8 + JH" (85% dam 10/14/43), Fw 200C-3/U3 Werk # 0062 "F8 + BL" (lost 4/1/44)Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp		MIA 1 April, 1944; failed to return during an operation over the North Sea, approx 400 km NW of Lofoten. Remaining crew (MIA): Fw Gotthilf Ackermann, geb 2/24/1919, Co-pilot; Ofw Erich Kang, geb 10/2/1914, R/O 1; Ogefr Reinhold Meier, geb 3/4/1922, R/O 2; Uffz Wilhelm Sanuer, geb 1/7/1919, Mech and Uffz Werner Böthling, geb 4/27/1918, Gunner (Source: B.Bines-WAST). WIA 14 October, 1943; operational crash west of the Varnes Norway airfield, cause unknown. Remaining crew: Reg.Rat.Brunner, Observer (KilledInAction (KIA)); Uffz Heinz Heller, Mech (WIA) and Ogefr Reinhold Meyer, Gunner (WIA). No Co-pilot mentioned. Source: SIG Norway.
43 Meier,Uffz1/JG-54Bf 109Fighter Operational ClaspCould this be Hans Meyer? Inconclusive.
44 Meier-Erlach, WilliLtI/SKG-210 (5/41), Stfkpt 3/ZG-1 (S.U.)Bf 110D-1 Werk # 3817 "S9 + GL" (lost 5/8/41) Wound Badge
Assault Operational Clasp 		WIA 8 May, 1941; sd by a Defiant Night Fighter of No.264 Sq. and bail out near the Station of Merck-St Lievin. His Gnr Gefr Gerhard Wuensche also bailed with wounds. Pilot survived the war after serving in Russia.
45 Mayer, WilhelmLt12/5/1917Fürth, Bayern27Uffz w/5/JG-26, 6/JG-26 (1/42), 7/JG-26 (7/43 Deelen), Instr Duty (3/44), Stafkpt 5/JG-26 (8/44), Stfkpt 8/JG-26 (1/45)Bf 109F, Fw 190A-1, A-5 Wk# 7222 "Brn 4" (25% dam 7/30/43, Injured Force landing, enemy fire), Fw 190A-6 Werk # 470005 "Brown 9" (dam 12/31/43; WIFA at Le Fresnes), A-8, Fw 190D-9 Wk# 500052 "Blue 16" (lost) RK(3/12/45 Post.)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (4/16/44)
EP(3/31/44)

EK 1 & 2
Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 4 January, 1945 in "Blue 16" during aerial combat with Spitfires of RAF No. 442 Sq. (Canadian) at Lohnerbruch, 1 mile E of Nordhorn, over the Emsland Region. On this date, he was flying a D-9 of 8 Staffel, to which he had temporarily commanded after the eye injury to Wilhelm Hofmann. 124 missions. Many of his missions were "uneventful". 6 bombers. All victories in the West. One known victory, a west of Canche Estuary on 14 March, 1943. His 5th, a B-17 (HSS) at Melun-Villaroche on 3 September, 1943. Same day, three minutes later, he downed a P-47 by Creil. A Spitfire at Brailly/Cornehotte on 28 December, 1943. A P-47 7 km E of Frevillers on 30 December, 1943. Another P-47, same day, 4 km NW of Soissons. His 10th, a B-26 15 km WNE of Etaples on 14 January, 1944. His 15th, a B-17 at Crecy-en-Ponthieu on 2 March, 1944. His 19th & 20th victories, both P-51s of 357FG at Nijmegen (N of Emmerich) on 19 September, 1944. A P-51 at Goch-Xanten on 23 September, 1944. Two Spitfires at Arnhem-Maas on 7 October, 1944. His 27th, a Spitfire at Hamminkeln 11/19/44. JG-26 Diary sites 48 victories, 174 missions. Flugbuch (7/41 to 3/44). Photo Alternate spelling: Meier.
46 Mayer, WalterUffz1(Lufttorpedostf)/KG-26 (Bardofuss)He 111H-6 Werk # 7381 "1H + MH" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspMIA 14 September, 1942; failed to return from a mission at Svalbard, S of Is. Spitzbergen. Remaining crew (all MIA):Ogefr Ludvig Ott, Observer; Ogefr Hans Meier, R/O and Ogefr Alfons Müller, Gunner. Source: SIG Norway.
47 Marmulla, Hans JoachimOfhr11/13/1924Stettin (CKönig)7/NJG-1 (Witzlar)Bf 110G-4 Werk # 180404 "G9 + ER" (lost 11/20/44)Night Fighter Operational ClaspKIC 20 November, 1944 when on a transfer flight, it is believed that an engine caught fire and the AC crashed during a failed emergency landing at Biedenkopf / Mornshausen, near Giessen, killing all three crew. Remaining crew (KIC): Ogefr Hermann Meier (2/18/1924 in Eisental Kreis Bühl), R/O and Gefr Franz Baum (7/14/1924 in Oberlindewiese), Gunner. All three buried at Giessen.
48 Külken, HerbertFw
Cannock Chase		1/KG-40 (7/40 Bordeaux)Fw 200C-1 "F8 + EH" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 20 July, 1940 after being shot down by AA fire after venturing too close to the Durham coastline. He was picked up by searchlights during a mining operation and crashed into the North Sea off Crimdon Dene, north of Hartlepool. Remaining crew: Hptm Roman Steszyn, Observer (KilledInAction (KIA), bur Yssel BQ-6-133), Fw Karl Nicolai, wireless operator (POW), Fw Willi Meier, mechanic (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Gefr Silverius Zraünig, gunner (MIA). Meier's body washed ashore on the Yorkshire coast and he was buried at Driffield, later transferred to the German War Cemetery at Cannock. Added: One additional person listed as MIA, a Gefr Perl, position not noted (SGLO). Alternate spelling: Külker.
49 Krohn, HansOfw10/11/1919HamburgErg/StG-2, III/StG-2,Ju 87
RK(3/26/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(2/1/43)

EK 1 & 2
Dive Bomber Operational Clasp w/Pendant		Radio Operator & rear gunner for RK Holder Heinz Jungclaussen after Otto Meier was seriously wounded. At the time SG-2 underwent Fw 190 transition training, Krohn attended pilot training until disbanded and ended the war in a Flak unit at Schleswig-Holstein. 965 missions, 200 over Stalingrad, about 800 with Jungclaussen.
50 Kröcher, Karl HeinzOblt9/6/1921Meiningen
Lommel, Belgium		3/KG-100He 177A-3 Werk # 332217 "5J + HL" (lost 1/24/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 24 January, 1944; accidentally shot down by German flak, crashed near Maria-ter-Heide Belgium, 15 km north of Antwerp. Buried Lommel, Block 52/99. Source: A. Rosseels. Remaining crew: Uffz Karl Fritz, geb 9/22/1920, (KilledInAction (KIA)), Obs; Uffz Gerhard Schmidt, geb 2/21/1920, (KilledInAction (KIA)), R/O; Uffz Johann Fischer, geb 3/31/1919, (KilledInAction (KIA)), Wart; Fw Heinrich Middeke, geb 3/13/1916, (KilledInAction (KIA)), Gunner; Uffz Heinz Gerhard Raczek, geb 6/10/1923, (KilledInAction (KIA)), Wart; Ogefr Hans Werner Rülke, geb 11/18/1922 (WIA), Gunner and Ogefr Leonhard Meier, geb 2/20/1924, (WIA), Wart (B.Bines).
51 Kothbauer, JosefFwBFS 7 RadomHe-111 P-5 "VG + FD" Werknr. 2516 (lost)Flying instr. KIFA on 24 October 1942 due to ground contact, bad weather and operational error (by a flight student?) 5km N of Bieliny. Entire crew KIFA: Radop Uffz Peter Zehrer, Mech Uffz Otto Wenz, student Fw Horst Hüskes, student Uffz Heinrich Küfe, student Uffz Günther Philippsen, student Gefr Johann Josef Meier.CKönig
52 Meier,Oblt36/ZG-1Bf 110
EK 1 & 2
Destroyer Operational Clasp		Two known victories, both B-24s S of Pilsen (Bohemia) on 22 February, 1944. A 3rd, a B-24 NW of Pressburg on 26 June, 1944.
53 Kell, WalterOfw8/KG-26 (Channel?), 9/KG-26 (1/44 Italy)Ju 88A-14 Werk # 144660 "1H + DS" (lost 8/13/43), Ju 88A-4 Werk # 144197 "1H + ND" (lost 1/23/44)Bomber Operational ClaspThis ac reported lost in the vicinity of a convoy by Alboran 13 August, 1943, cause unknown, crew returned (Ju 88 Loss List). Added: During a reconnaissance flight, the ac sustained some sort of damage (from the convoy?) and made an emergency landing at Reus Tarragona Spain, where the crew were interned and later repatriated; the ac was repaired and used by the Spanish Air Force. Remaining crew: Ogefr Otto White, Obs; Uffz Hermann Meier, R/O and Uffz Claus Olszewski, Gnr (D.Drury). Added: He and the crew survived being sd by fighters, and possibly flak, on 23 January, 1944, while attacking the Anzio invasion fleet. They crashed NW of Nettuno, Lazio, Italy. Remaining crew: Uffz Otto Witte, Fw Hermann Maier and Ogefr Josef Luritzhofer (C.König).
54 Höfft, OttoFw


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1(F)/121 (Stavanger Norway)Ju 88A-1 Werk # 2086 "7A + KH" (lost)Bomber Operational ClaspPOW 11 August, 1940 during a photo recon mission over Helmsley, when attacked by 3 Spitfires of RAF No. 41 Sq.. The AC crashed on Newton Moor, near the Calais House Farm, Scaling. Remaining crew: Oblt Hans Marzusch, Observer (POW) (was promoted to Hptm in absence, CK), Fw Karl Heinz Hacker, wireless operator (POW) and Lt Heinrich Meier, communications specialist listening to british Radio traffic (KilledInAction (KIA)). Alternate spelling: Hoefft.
55 Greiler,LtII/KG-53 (8/44 Baltic)He 111H-16 Werk # Unk "A1 + BN" (lost 8/?/44)Bomber Operational ClaspPhoto online carries a notation on the reverse that the ac crashed, no detail. Remaining crew: Ogefr Meier, Obs; Ogefr Esser, R/O; Uffz Thron, Flt Engr and Gefr Murfeld, Gnr (falkeeins-blogspot).


56 Giessen, H.Fw6/LG-1 (5/40 Düsseldorf)Ju 88A Werk # Unk "L1 + LP" (lost 5/29/40)Bomber Operational ClaspUninjured 29 May, 1940 after being hit by flak from a British ship while he was attacking troops at Dunkirk. On fire, and with a damaged prop, he made a force landing at Zuidland/Zuidzande Holland. Remaining crew: Karl Meier, Obs, Bronitzky and Hahne. All the crew were uninjured (DeSwart & Wings to Victory)
57 Federbusch, FranzGefr14/11/22p>


Courtesy Christian König

JG 112Bf-109 G-12 (2seater) "BK + YK" Werk Nr. 19333 (lost on 29/(08/44)Pupil pilot WIA on training flight on 29/08/44 near Landau/ Southern Rhineland due to technical failure, he succumbed to his injuries on 24/01/45 (!) aged 22 Pilot: WIA OFw Meier, PaulCKönig
58 Clemm von Hohenberg, Dieter-Hans Major9/27/1915Mannheim

Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany		Stab/KG-55 (5/40), Stfkpt 12/KG-55 (3/42), Kdr II/LG-1 (5/44)He 111P-2 "G1 + GA" (lost 5/13/40), He 111H, Ju 88A-4 Werk # 550445 (lost 6/30/44)
RK(11/18/44)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold(10/3/42)
EP(8/10/42)

EK 1 & 2
Bomber Operational Clasp		KIC 30 June, 1944 when his A-4 crashed near Wiesbaden during a transfer flight for reasons that were unexplained. Remaining crew (KIC): Ofhr Erich Kad, Obs; Uffz Hans Meier, R/O and Uffz Roman Drole, Gnr.. French POW briefly with his crew when his P-2 was sd 13 May, 1940 by a Hurricane of No.1 Sq., piloted by F/O Les Clisby at Courlommes-les-Marqueny, south of Charleville-Mezieres. Remaining crew: Fw Willi Wolter, Obs (Shot resisting arrest & died); Ogefr Johann Bell, R/O (WIA & DOW same day); Gefr Oskar Männer, Gnr (POW) and Uffz Hans Ströbl, Flt Engr (POW). The deceased are buried at Noyers-Maugis (Fr) War Cem,, Block 3; Bell Gr 697 and Wolter Gr 565 (D.Drury).
(Added by Pietrzak Youngs)

Posthumous award to Clemm von Hohenberg
59 Schulz, WernerUffz3/KG-26 (10/43)He 111H-11 Werk # 110299 "1H + PH" (lost 10/21/430Bomber Operational ClaspWhile Uffz Schulz is MIA 21 October, 1943, his ac was reported lost over SE France, most likely St Mitre-les-Ramparts, which is immediately SE of Istres. Remaining crew (all KIA, desig unk): Uffz Willi Braun, Ogefr Erwin Meier and Uffz Richard Wagner. A match for Uffz Schulz in the VDK, not found; however a match for Uffz Braun found in the German War Cem at Dagneux, France (D.Drury).
60 Bohlmann, GünterFw10/29/1920
Ysselstein, Holland		4/LG-1 (12/44)Ju 88S-3 Werk # 330959 "L1 + ??" (lost 12/8/44)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 8 December, 1944 after being shot down by British fighters during a mine-laying operation. His Ju 88 crashed at Groede Holland. He was buried at Ysselsteyn, Block CG/9/201. Remaining crew (Buried Ysselsteyn): Fw Erich Kuhn, geb 4/28/1917, buried CG/9/204; Ofw Siegfried Meier, geb 3/17/1917, buried CG/8/198; and Ogefr Arnold Hillmeister (MIA) (DeSwart & Wings to Victory)
61 Bauer, ErwinOFwBlindflugschule 5Ju 52 3m Werknr. 600KIFA on 29/01/41 in mid air collision with another Ju 52 of Oblt Julius Hülsmann near Landsberg/Warthe. Crew all KIFA Obsv Fw Heinrich Meier, RadOp Fw Johann Lochner, Engr Uffz Hans ErdmannCKonig
62 Meier, EgonFwIII/JG-300 (Jüterbog)Bf 109G-10 Werk # Unk (lost 1/14/45 loc.unk.)Fighter Operational ClaspPilot disposition unknown (1/14/45 JG-300 Loss List via R.Freitag).
63 Meier, G.LtIII/KG-51 (Evreux)Ju 88A-1 Werk # 4144 "9K + FR" (lost 9/25/40)Bomber Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 25 September, 1940 when he crashed at Evreux after returning from a raid over England. Remaining crew (KilledInAction (KIA)): Fw Eimers, Gefr Herich and Gefr Altmann.
64 Meier, FritzFw1/NAGr-15 (Med)Bf 109G-4 Werk # 14915 "White 16" (lost 6/14/43)Night Observer Operational ClaspMIA 14 June, 1943, cause and location not reported.
65 Meier, FritzUffz9/JG-27 (4/44 Reich Def)Bf 109G-6 Werk # 160057 (lost 4/12/44), Bf 109G-6 Werk # 165235 "Yellow 6 + I" (lost 6/22/44)Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp		KilledInAction (KIA) 22 June, 1944 during aerial combat 2km west of Guyancourt. WIA 12 April, 1944 during aerial combat at Steinerriegel, bailed safely.
66 Meier, FritzOblt5/2/19162(Süd)/FlüG-1 (11/44)Bf 109G Werk # Unk "16" (6/43), Bf 110G-4 Werk # Unk (lost 11/5/44)Fighter Operational ClaspA Jager Blatt article suggests he made an "Impulse" landing at Majorca Spain during a supervised flight on 14 June, 1943. KilledInAction (KIA) 5 November, 1944; sd by a night fighter in the vicinity of the Fritzlar airfield (LOCS). Added: Another source indicates he was sd during aerial combat with a P-38 at Zennern. His R/O-Gnr, Uffz Fritz Klaus (geb 5/10/1917), was also killed.
67 Meier, FriedrichUffz6/JG-53 (Med)Bf 109F-4 Werk # 7567 "Yellow 4 + -" (lost 7/21/42)Fighter Operational ClaspMissing 21 July, 1942 south of Kreta during a transfer flight (Bf 109 Loss List).
68 Meier, FranzOfwI/KG(J)-30 (Reich Def)Ju 88G-1 (Mistel) Werk # 714212 (80% dam 3/13/45)Wound Badge
Bomber Operational Clasp		Pilot and one other unnamed crew injured overturning on landing at Prag-Rusin 13 March, 1945. Pilot of Fw 190A-8, Wk# 734393 killed (Ju 88 Loss List).
69 Meier, F.Ofw2(F)/122 (Neu Brandenburg)Bf 109G-10/R2 Werk # 770261 (interned 4/12/45)Observer Operational ClaspOne of two Bf 109 pilots who deserted to Rickaby Sweden, interned 12 April, 1945.
70 Meier, EugenUffz12/ZG-26 (9/44)Bf 109G EK 2
Destroyer Operational Clasp		One known victim, a P-51 around Sept-Oct, 1944 flying with Walter Ibold.
71 Meier, ErwinUffz132/JG-53 (S.U.)Bf 109F-4/Trop Werk # 10288 (20% dam 6/26/42), Bf 109G-2 Werk # 13856 (or 13556) "Black 8" (lost 9/13/42)EP


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		POW 13 September, 1942 after aerial combat over Stalingrad wih a Yak-1, piloted by a female pilot, Jr Lt Lidiya Litvyak (KilledInAction (KIA) 1 Aug,43), 437th Ftr Regt, who he would meet later this same day. Uninjured in a crash at Sloboda on 26 June, 1942 due to a fuel shortage. His 1st victory, a Soviet LaGG-3 on 26 July, 1942. A 2nd, an Il-2 on 2 August, 1942. An Il-2 on 7 August, 1942. A 4th, a Pe-2 on 9 August, 1942. A 5th, an Il-2 on 12 August, 1942. A 6th, a LaGG-3 on 13 August, 1942. A 7th, a Yak-4 on 24 August, 1942. An 8th, a LaGG-3 on 2 September, 1942. A 9th, an Il-2 on 8 September, 1942. A 10th, 11th & 12, two Il-2s and a Yak-1 on 9 September, 1942. A 13th, an La-5 on 10 September, 1942. Alternate spelling, Maier.
72 Angerbauer, AdolfLtKGr.z.b.V.-800 (4/43)Ju 52 Werk # 5372 (lost 4/5/43)Transport Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) 5 April, 1943; sd by fighters near Cape Bone. Remaining crew: Uffz Rudolf Braun, Obs (MIA); Fw Jakob Meier, Mech (KilledInAction (KIA)) and Uffz (?) Klinger Gnr (Qu,Meister File).
73 Meier, AntonUffzI/ZG-1 (Reich Def)Ju 88C-6 Werk # 750592 "2N + SL" (lost 12/1/43)Destroyer Operational ClaspMIA with unnamed crew over the sea after aerial combat 1 December, 1943 (Ju 88 Loss List).
74 Meier, AntonUffz5/SG-1 (5/42), 12(Pz)/SG-9 (11/43)Hs 129B-1 Werk # 1189 (or 0189) (60% dam 5/23/42), Hs 129B-2 Werk # 141115 Ground Assault Operational Clasp KIC 23 May, 1942; crash landed in flames at Grishino, no further detail. Added: The crash landing at Grishino (aka Grischinow), a landing ground NW of Stalino (now Donetsk), Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, was due to lack of fuel. One source says the subject was injured in the crash, and out of action for the next nine months (D.Drury). Added: Evidence that he survived; in a subsequent event, he was uninjured 27 November, 1943, following an attack by ground fire N of Pandorowka in Wk# 141115. Alternate spelling: Maier.
75 Meier, AlbertFw5/KGzbV-1Ju 52/3m Werk # 6570 (lost 4/9/40)Transport Operational ClaspKilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew and 12 paratroopers 9 April, 1940; sd by Norwegian Gladiators as they prepared to drop the troopers on the Oslo-Fornebu airfield. The ac crashed N of the Oslo fjord.
76 Meier, ?UffzErg. Kampfgruppe 2 QuedlinburgKIFA on 22/07/40. He took an aircraft without permission and flew to a female acquaintence after previous appointment, carrying out 2 low flight passes. During curving the aircraft collided with a mountainside. Meier was buried without military honours. Source: official document.CKönig
77 Meier,29JG-51Bf 109
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold
EP


EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		Magnus Report.
78 Meier,Uffz11/StG-2 (10/43 S.U.)Ju 87 EK 2
Dive Bomber Operational Clasp		His first known victory, a Soviet LaGG-1 on 10 October, 1943. This may be Uffz Karl Meier, later in II/SG-3, and KilledInAction (KIA) in March, 1945 at Sprettau.
79 Meier,Fw17/ZG-26Me 410
EK 1 & 2
Destroyer Operational Clasp		One known victory, a B-24 at Neuseidlersee on 26 June, 1944. This may be one of the other recorded Meier's, also Destroyer pilots.
80 Meier,Ofw13/JG-5Bf 109G & Fw 190A
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, a B-24 10 km S of Diepholz on 8 April, 1944.
81 Meier,Ofw14/NJG-4Bf 110
EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp		One known victory, a Stirling 1 km NE of Brazey on 10 March, 1944. This may be Karl MEYER, also of NJG-4. Long shots; Heinz Meier (NJG-1, 1941), Oblt H. Meier (7/NJG-2, Jan.1945 Bodenplatte) or Ottmar Meyer (NJG-2).

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