Rudolf Meister
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Rudolf Meister
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Rudolf Meister
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| Born | 1 August 1897 Cologne, Rhine Province, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Hanover, Lower Saxony, West Germany |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
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Deutsches Heer (1914–18) Reichswehr (1918–28) Heer (1931–33) Luftwaffe (1933–45) |
| Years of service | 1914–28 1931–45 |
| Rank | General der Flieger |
| Commands held | IV. Fliegerkorps |
| Battles/wars | World War I
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| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Rudolf Meister (1 August 1897 – 11 September 1958) was a highly decorated General der Flieger in the Luftwaffe during World War II who commanded the IV. Fliegerkorps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, awarded by Nazi Germany to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Rudolf Meister was captured by American troops in May 1945 and was held until 1948.
In 1950, Meister was one of the authors of the Himmerod memorandum which addressed the issue of rearmament (Wiederbewaffnung) of the Federal Republic of Germany after World War II.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
- Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (8 November 1918)
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- German Cross in Gold on 30 October 1941 as Oberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff) of VIII. Fliegerkorps[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 September 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of IV. Fliegerkorps[2][3]
References
Citations
- ↑ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 302.
- ↑ Scherzer 2007, p. 536.
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 307.
Bibliography
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External links
- Rudolf Meister @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived January 19, 2011)
- World War 2 Awards.com
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| Preceded by
General der Flieger Kurt Pflugbeil
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Commander of IV. Fliegerkorps 4 September 1943 – 16 September 1944 |
Succeeded by Reformed into Deutschen Luftwaffe in Dänemark |
| Preceded by
Previously IV. Fliegerkorps
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Commander of Deutschen Luftwaffe in Dänemark 1 October 1944 – 22 December 1944 |
Succeeded by Generalleutnant Alexander Holle |
Categories:
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- 1897 births
- 1958 deaths
- People from Cologne
- Luftwaffe World War II generals
- German military personnel of World War I
- People from the Rhine Province
- Knights of the House Order of Hohenzollern
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German prisoners of war
- World War II prisoners of war held by the United States
- Prussian Army personnel
- Reichswehr personnel
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Himmerod meeting participants
