(1919-09-08)8 September 1919 Free City of Hamburg, Weimar Republic
Died
22 January 1944(1944-01-22) (aged 24) near Magdeburg, Free State of Prussia, Nazi Germany
Cause of death
Killed in action
Buried
Ohlsdorf Cemetery in Hamburg
Allegiance
Nazi Germany
Service/branch
Luftwaffe
Years of service
1938–1944
Rank
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit
NJG 1
Commands held
3./NJG 1, I./NJG 1
Battles/wars
See battles
World War II
Defense of the Reich
Battle of the Ruhr
Battle of Berlin †
Awards
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Manfred Meurer (8 September 1919 – 22 January 1944) was a German Luftwaffe military aviator during World War II, a night fighter ace credited with 65 aerial victories claimed in 130 combat missions making him the fifth most successful night fighter pilot in the history of aerial warfare.[1] All of his victories were claimed over the Western Front in Defense of the Reich missions against the Royal Air Force's (RAF) Bomber Command.
Born in Hamburg, Meurer grew up in the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany. Following graduation from school and the compulsory Reichsarbeitsdienst (Reich Labour Service), he joined the military service in 1938, at first with an anti aircraft artillery regiment before being trained as a pilot. Meurer then served with Zerstörergeschwader 76 (ZG 76—76th Destroyer Wing), flying a Messerschmitt Bf 110 heavy fighter. In October 1941, he transferred to Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 (NJG 1—1st Night Fighter Wing) where he became a night fighter pilot and claimed his first aerial victory on the night of 26/27 March 1942. Meurer was appointed squadron leader of 3. Staffel (3rd squadron) of NJG 1 in January 1943. Following his 50th aerial victory, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves on 2 August 1943. The Knight's Cross (German: Ritterkreuz), and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. On 5 August 1943, he was appointed group commander of II. Gruppe of Nachtjagdgeschwader 5 (NJG 5—5th Night Fighter Wing). Meurer and his crew were killed in action in a mid-air collision with a RAF bomber on the night of 21/22 January 1944.
ManfredMeurer (8 September 1919 – 22 January 1944) was a German Luftwaffe military aviator during World War II, a night fighter ace credited with 65 aerial...
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Global Information
Nazi Germany
Luftwaffe