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Egon Mayer (born 19 August 1917 in Konstanz at the Bodensee, killed in action March 2, 1944 near Montmédy) was a German World War II fighter ace who served in the Luftwaffe from 1937 until his death in 1944. He shot down 102 enemy aircraft. All his victories were claimed over the Western Front and included 26 four-engine bombers, 51 Supermarine Spitfire and 12 P-47 Thunderbolt. His final command was Geschwaderkommodore of the JG 2 fighter wing. August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
Year 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ...
March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (62nd in leap years). ...
1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...
Konstanz in 1925 seen from the lake Schnetztor, a section of the former city wall Another gate from city wall Shops in Konstanz The Konzilgebäude in Konstanz Konstanz (in English formerly known as Constance) is a university town of around 80,000 inhabitants at the western end of Lake...
Montmédy is a commune of the Meuse département, in northeastern France. ...
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Oberstleutnant is the German Army (Bundeswehr) equivalent to Lieutenant Colonel, above Major, and below Oberst. ...
Jagdgeschwader 2 (JG 2) Richthofen was a World War 2 Luftwaffe wing. ...
Jagdgeschwader 2 (JG 2) Richthofen was a World War 2 Luftwaffe wing. ...
Jagdgeschwader 2 (JG 2) Richthofen was a World War 2 Luftwaffe wing. ...
Jagdgeschwader 2 (JG 2) Richthofen was a World War 2 Luftwaffe wing. ...
Combatants France United Kingdom Canada Czechoslovakia Poland Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg Germany Italy Commanders Maurice Gamelin, Maxime Weygand (French) Lord Gort (British Expeditionary Force) H.G. Winkelman (Dutch) Gerd von Rundstedt (Army Group A) Fedor von Bock (Army Group B) Wilhelm von Leeb (Army Group C) H.R.H. Umberto di...
Combatants United Kingdom Including combatants from:[1] Poland New Zealand Canada Czechoslovakia Belgium Australia South Africa France Ireland United States Jamaica Palestine Rhodesia Germany Including combatants from Italy Commanders Hugh Dowding Hermann Göring Albert Kesselring Strength 754 single-seat fighters 149 two-seat fighters 560 bombers 500 coastal 1...
The Iron Cross (German: Eisernes Kreuz) is a military decoration of Germany which was established by King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia and first awarded on 10 March 1813. ...
August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
Year 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ...
Konstanz in 1925 seen from the lake Schnetztor, a section of the former city wall Another gate from city wall Shops in Konstanz The Konzilgebäude in Konstanz Konstanz (in English formerly known as Constance) is a university town of around 80,000 inhabitants at the western end of Lake...
Lake Constance (German Bodensee, also known as Schwäbisches Meer (informally) and sometimes written Lake of Constance) is a lake on the Rhine between Germany, Switzerland and Austria. ...
March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (62nd in leap years). ...
1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...
Montmédy is a commune of the Meuse département, in northeastern France. ...
Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...
Fighter Ace is an online multiplayer computer game in which one flies World War II fighter and bomber planes in combat against other players and virtual pilots. ...
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During World War II, the Western Front was the theater of fighting west of Germany, encompassing France, Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Denmark. ...
The Supermarine Spitfire was an iconic British single-seat fighter used primarily by the RAF and many Allied countries through the Second World War and into the 1950s. ...
The American Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, also known as Jug, was the largest single-engined fighter of its day. ...
Geschwaderkommodore is a Luftwaffe position(not rank) that is the equivalent of a Royal Air Force Group Commander or USAF Wing Commander. ...
Jagdgeschwader 2 (JG 2) Richthofen was a World War 2 Luftwaffe wing. ...
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Egon Mayer joined the Luftwaffe in 1937. After a regular peacetime training, Fahnenjunker Mayer was transferred to I./JG 2 on 6 December 1939. He was serving with 6./JG 2 when Mayer shot down a French Morane and claimed first victory on 13 June 1940. Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 Lyon-Bron escadre of the Polish Air Forces visited by Gen. ...
June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ...
1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ...
On 10 June 1941, Oberleutnant Mayer was appointed Staffelkapitän of 7./JG 2, based at St Pol-Brias. After 20 victories on 1 August 1941 Mayer was awarded the Knight’s Cross. June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining. ...
For the movie, see 1941 (film). ...
Oberleutnant is a rank of the German military which dates from the early 19th century. ...
Staffelkapitän is a Luftwaffe position (not a rank) that is the equivalent of Royal Air Force/US Air Force Squadron Leader. ...
The Iron Cross (German: Eisernes Kreuz) is a military decoration of the Kingdom of Prussia, and later of Germany, which was established by King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia and first awarded on 10 March 1813. ...
In November 1942, Hauptmann Mayer was appointed Gruppenkommandeur of III./JG 2. On 23 November, Mayer claimed his first victories over USAAF four-engine bombers, when he shot down two B-17 Flying Fortress and a B-24 Liberator. Together with Georg-Peter Eder, Mayer developed the head-on attack against the Allied daylight heavy bombers. Look up November in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ...
Hauptmann (German: ) is a German word usually translated as captain when it is used as an officers rank in the German Army. ...
Grupppenkommandeur is a Luftwaffe position (not a rank) that is the equivalent of a Royal Air Force Wing Commander or USAF Group Commander. ...
November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 38 days remaining. ...
USAAF recruitment poster. ...
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is an American four-engine heavy bomber aircraft developed for the U.S. Army Air Corps (USAAC). ...
The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was an American bomber that was produced in greater numbers than any other American combat aircraft during the World War II and was used by most of the Allied air forces during the war. ...
Egon Mayer was honored the Oak Leaves to the Knight’s Cross on 16 April 1943 after 63 aerial victories. Oberstleutnant Mayer was appointed Kommodore of JG 2 on 1 July 1943, thuss succeeding Oberst Walter Oesau. April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ...
1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ...
Oberstleutnant is the German Army (Bundeswehr) equivalent to Lieutenant Colonel, above Major, and below Oberst. ...
The military rank of commodore is used in some navies for officers who command more than one ship, but are not senior enough to be made admirals. ...
July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ...
1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ...
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Walter Gulle Oesau (28 June 1913 – 11 May 1944) was a German World War II fighter ace who served in the Luftwaffe from 1934 until his death in 1944. ...
His final score stood at 102, when he was shot down by P-47 Thunderbolt and killed near Montmédy in Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-6 (W.Nr. 470 468). He was posthumously decorated with the Swords to the Knight’s Cross. The American Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, also known as Jug, was the largest single-engined fighter of its day. ...
Montmédy is a commune of the Meuse département, in northeastern France. ...
The Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Würger (Butcher-bird) was a single-seat, single-engine fighter aircraft of the Luftwaffe, and one of the best fighters of its generation. ...
Awards The German Cross (Deutsches Kreuz) was instituted by Adolf Hitler in 1942 as an award ranking higher than the Iron Cross First Class but below the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross. ...
A stylized version of the Iron Cross, the emblem of the Bundeswehr, Germanys Armed Forces. ...
The Iron Cross (German: Eisernes Kreuz) is a military decoration of Germany which was established by King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia and first awarded on 10 March 1813. ...
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