Wilhelm Meyn

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.

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

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.^[1]

Awards and decorations

• German Cross in Gold on 28 January 1944 as Leutnant in the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 October 1944 as Leutnant and Staffelführer of the 9./Schlachtgeschwader 3^[3][4]