(1917-01-11)11 January 1917 Münster, Kingdom of Prussia
Died
17 January 2012(2012-01-17) (aged 95) Münster, Germany
Allegiance
Nazi Germany
Service/branch
Luftwaffe
Years of service
1937–1945
Rank
Major (major)
Unit
JG 2, JG 53
Commands held
3./JG 2, 11./JG 2, II./JG 53
Battles/wars
See battles
World War II
Western Front
Battle of France
Battle of Britain
Defence of the Reich
Awards
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work
textile industry travel agency owner
Julius Meimberg (11 January 1917 – 17 January 2012) was a German Luftwaffe military aviator during World War II, a fighter ace credited with 53 aerial victories—that is, 53 aerial combat encounters resulting in the destruction of the enemy aircraft—claimed in over 250 combat missions. In the 1960s, he invented an open-end spinning device and received patents in the US and Germany for it. In 1970, Meimberg founded the travel agency "Meimberg" and in 2001, he received the Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille for his achievements as an inventor.
JuliusMeimberg (11 January 1917 – 17 January 2012) was a German Luftwaffe military aviator during World War II, a fighter ace credited with 53 aerial...
August 1939. His classmates at Gatow included Gerhard Barkhorn and JuliusMeimberg. Mayer was selected for specialized fighter pilot training and was...
– Don Kirshner, American songwriter and producer (b. 1934) 2012 – JuliusMeimberg, German soldier and pilot (b. 1917) 2012 – Johnny Otis, American singer-songwriter...
10318—factory number) south of Moncheaux. He was succeeded by Oberleutnant JuliusMeimberg as commander of 11. Staffel. His victor may have been Sergeant William...
taken prisoner of war. Hubert was a fighter pilot in Oberleutnant JuliusMeimberg's 11. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" serving in North Africa...
52, English academic, cancer. Carlos Guirao, 57, Spanish musician. JuliusMeimberg, 95, German air force pilot (Luftwaffe), recipient of the Knight's...
and five badly damaged; at least one was destroyed by a bomb burst. JuliusMeimberg arrived at the head of 11. Staffel, Pflanz's former command, with Bf 109 Gs...
Dessauer, 96, paper engineer and art collector (born 1915) 17 January – JuliusMeimberg, 95, Luftwaffe flying ace (born 1917) 18 January – Georg Lassen, 96...
(acting) 19 June 1943 – July 1943 • Major Karl-Heinz Schnell (acting) July 1943 – 28 September 1943 • Major JuliusMeimberg 24 April 1944 – 30 April 1945...
based at Rutesheim. The Gruppenkommandeur (group commander), Major JuliusMeimberg, advised Rollwage to be at his best behavior when meeting with Hitler...
Hauptmann JuliusMeimberg was fighting in defense of the Reich and largely staffed by inexperienced young pilots. In consequence, Meimberg made Preinfalk...
Satwa Nasional. Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia, Bogor. pp. 244–253. Meimberg, H., A. Wistuba, P. Dittrich & G. Heubl 2001. Molecular phylogeny of Nepenthaceae...