Alfred Wehmeyer
Alfred Wehmeyer | |
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| Born | 21 May 1919 Vienna, Austria |
| Died | 1 June 1942 (aged 23) Tobruk, Libya |
| Allegiance | .svg.png){kind=small} Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Heer (1938–39) Luftwaffe (1939–42) |
| Years of service | 1938–42 |
| Rank | Oberleutnant |
| Unit | Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100 ZG 26 |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Alfred Wehmeyer (21 May 1919 – 1 June 1942) was a German Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Alfred Wehmeyer was credited with 18 aerial victories, all against Western forces. His Messerschmitt Bf 110 was shotdown by British antiaircraft fire near Tobruk, Libya on 1 June 1942. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 September 1942.
Awards
- Anschluss Medal (8 November 1938)
- Flugzeugführerabzeichen (1 February 1940)
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold (18 December 1941)
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (21 March 1941)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (26 August 1940)
- 1st Class (30 September 1940)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (23 February 1941)
- German Cross in Gold (25 February 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 September 1942 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 7./Zerstörergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel"[1]
- Silver Medal of Military Valor (5 November 1941)
- Ärmelband Afrika
References
Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 356.
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- Ziefle, Michael (2009). Messerschmitt Bf 110: die Rehabilitierung eines Flugzeuges. Norderstedt: Books on Demand, BoD. ISBN 9783837022896.