Julius Meimberg
Julius Meimberg (11 January 1917 – 17 January 2012) was a Luftwaffe fighter pilot and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. In the 1960s he invented an open-end spinning device and received patents in the US and Germany for it. In 2001 he received the Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille.
Julius Meimberg | |
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| Born | 11 January 1917 Münster, Kingdom of Prussia |
| Died | 17 January 2012 (aged 95) |
| Allegiance | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Nazi Germany |
| Service/ |  Luftwaffe |
| Years of service | 1939–45 |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | JG 2, JG 53 |
| Commands held | II./JG 53 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Wound Badge in Silver
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (30 July 1941)
- German Cross in Gold on 29 October 1942 as Oberleutnant in the 11./Jagdgeschwafer 2[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 October 1944 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 53[2][3]
References
- Citations
- Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 301.
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 306.
- Scherzer 2007, p. 534.
- 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 [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 – 1945 [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe Fighter Force 1939 – 1945] (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-065-7.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- Patzwall, Klaus D. (2008). Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg [The Honor Goblet for Outstanding Achievement in the Air War] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-08-3.
- 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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