Alfred Wehmeyer

Alfred Wehmeyer
Born 21 May 1919
Vienna, Austria
Died 1 June 1942(1942-06-01) (aged 23)
Tobruk, Libya
Allegiance  Nazi Germany
Service/branch Heer (1938-1939)
Luftwaffe (1939-1942)
Years of service 1938–1942
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

References

Citations
  1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 356.
Bibliography
  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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.

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