Georg Meyer Military person

Leutnant Georg Meyer (11 January 1893 in Bremen, Germany – 15 September 1926) was a German World War I fighter ace credited with confirmed victories over six enemy observation balloons and 18 enemy aircraft.Meyer was one of the early German military aviators, volunteering on 1 February 1916. He would serve through the end of the war, rising to squadron command in the process. He would be recommended for Germany's highest award for valor, the Pour le Merite.Meyer remained in aviation postwar, and was head of aviation training at Magdeburg when he was killed in a motorcycle accident.

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Birth dateJanuary 11, 1893
Birth place
Germany , Bremen
Date of deathSeptember 15, 1926

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allegianceGermany
award
House Order of Hohenzollern
Hanseatic Cross
Iron Cross
military commandJagdstaffel 37
military unit
Jagdstaffel 7
Jagdstaffel 22
Jagdstaffel 37
service start1911
service end1911

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