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Sunday, December 27, 2020

Bio of Oberst (Luftwaffe) Wilhelm Meyer

 

 

Bruno Wilhelm Ernst Meyer (born 7 May 1897 - died 30 June 1970 at Bad Ems, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)
09.10.39 Major in Flak-Regiment 13, appointed Kommandeur III.Abteilung (Scheinwerfer) / Flak-Regiment 43
06.07.40 Major and Kommandeur III.Abteilung (Scheinwerfer) / Flak-Regiment 36 (or III.Abteilung (Scheinwerfer) / Flak-Regiment 241?) (to 23.04.41).
23.04.41 appointed provisional Kommandeur Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 3
00.08.41 Oberstleutnant and Kommandeur Ausbildungsgruppe (scheinwerfer) / Luftgau-Feldartillerieschule III (and 01.42)
00.11.42 Kommandeur Feldartillerieschule (Mitte) 12 (to 01.07.43)
01.01.43 promoted to Oberst
01.07.43 Kommandeur Feldartillerieschule (Mitte) 16 (to 25.11.43)
25.11.43 Kommandeur Flak-Rgt. 136 (to 04.45)


Source :
Dorothy Hardee photo collection (the granddaughter of Wilhelm Meyer)
"Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries: Section L-R" by Henry L. deZeng IV and Douglas G. Stankey