Heinz Meyer

Heinz Meyer
Born	(1916-04-09)9 April 1916
Died	22 September 1987(1987-09-22) (aged 71)
Place of birth	Magdeburg
Place of death	Viersen
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1937–1945
Rank	Major of the Reserves
Commands held	10./Fallschirmjäger-Regiments 4 III./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4 III./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 15
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of the Netherlands Battle of Crete Eastern Front Battle of Monte Cassino Invasion of Normandy
Awards	Knight's 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 language: 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)
  • 2nd Class (23 May 1940)
  • 1st Class (21 June 1941)
• Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe (20 September 1942)
• Cuff title "Kreta" (20 May 1943)
• Wound Badge (1939) in Black (20 February 1944)
• German Cross in Gold on 21 June 1943 as Oberleutnant in the III./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 8 April 1944 as Hauptmann of the Reserves and chief of the 8./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4
  • 654th Oak Leaves on 18 November 1944 as Hauptmann of the Reserves and leader of the III./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 15

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 (in German). Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Kurowski, Franz (1995). Knights of the Wehrmacht Knight's Cross Holders of the Fallschirmjäger. Schiffer Military. ISBN 0-88740-749-8.
• Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941–1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall (in German). ISBN 3-931533-45-X.
• Thomas, Franz and Wegmann, Günter (1986). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil II: Fallschirmjäger (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-1461-6.
• 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• "Lexikon der Wehrmacht". Heinz Meyer. http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/M/MeyerH.htm. Retrieved 20 December 2010. 
• "World War II Awards". Heinz Meyer. http://www.ww2awards.com/person/24963. Retrieved 20 December 2010.