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Julius Meimberg

January 01, 1970

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.

Julius Meimberg
Born(1917-01-11)11 January 1917
Münster, Kingdom of Prussia
Died17 January 2012(2012-01-17) (aged 95)
Münster, Germany
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service/branch Luftwaffe
Years of service1937–1945
RankMajor (major)
UnitJG 2, JG 53
Commands held3./JG 2, 11./JG 2, II./JG 53
Battles/wars
See battles

World War II

AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other worktextile industry
travel agency owner

Early life and career edit

Meimberg was born on 11 January 1917 in Münster in the Province of Westphalia, a province of the Kingdom of Prussia. He was the sixth and youngest child of a textile merchant, owner of a company founded by his grandfather.[1] Meimberg volunteered for military service in the Luftwaffe. Following acceptance, his military training began on 1 November 1937 at the Luftkriegsschule 2 (LKS 2—2nd air war school) in Berlin–Gatow.[2]

World War II edit

World War II in Europe had begun on Friday 1 September 1939 when German forces invaded Poland. On 6 December 1939, Meimberg was posted to Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" (JG 2—2nd Fighter Wing), named after World War I fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen, which at the time was based at Zerbst.[3] At Zerbst, Hauptmann Wolfgang Schellmann was tasked with the creation of the new II. Gruppe (2nd group) of JG 2 on 15 December. The Gruppe was staffed by personnel from I. Gruppe of JG 2, I. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 3 (JG 3—3rd Fighter Wing), and newly trained fighter pilots from the fighter pilot schools.[4] There, Meimberg was assigned to 4. Staffel (4th squadron), headed by Oberleutnant Hans Hahn.[5]

Meimberg was appointed Staffelkapitän (squadron leader) of 3. Staffel of JG 2 on 15 April 1941. He replaced Oberleutnant Hermann Hollweg who was transferred.[6] On 4 August 1942, Meimberg succeeded Oberleutnant Rudolf Pflanz as Staffelkapitän of 11. Staffel of JG 2. Pflanz had been killed in action on 31 July.[7]

Mediterranean Theater edit

On 4 November 1942, Meimberg and his 11. Staffel received orders to immediately transfer to Sicily. That same day, 30 men and their equipment were flown in three Junkers Ju 52 transport aircraft from the airfield Poix-Nord at Poix-de-Picardie in France to Coleman Army Airfield, refueling at Reims. On 8 November, the Staffel arrived in Trapani, located in the northwest of Sicily, and then moved to Comiso which is in southeastern part of Sicily. On 15 November, Meimberg received orders to move his Staffel to Tunisia in North Africa where they were based at the Bizerte Airfield where they fought in the Tunisian campaign. That day, the Oberbefehlshaber Süd (Commander in Chief South), Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring, ordered 11. Staffel disbanded, and its pilots and equipment assigned to II. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 53 (JG 53—53rd Fighter Wing). Due to Meimberg's intervention, Oberstleutnant Günther Freiherr von Maltzahn, the Geschwaderkommodore (wing commander) of JG 53, decided to retain 11. Staffel as its own entity and subordinated the Staffel to the Geschwaderstab (headquarters unit) of JG 53 while for the higher Luftwaffe authorities the Staffel was merged with 6. Staffel of JG 53.[8]

On 17 December, Meimberg was given home-leave. During this vacation on 29 December, he married his fiancée Margret in Münster. The two had known each other since school.[9] The marriage produced a son, Gerrit, born 15 February 1946, [10] and another son, Helmut, born 11 August 1948,[11] and their daughter Dorothee, born 19 October 1950.[12] Following a brief honeymoon which the couple spent in Würzburg, Meimberg returned to his unit on 20 January 1943, which at the time was based at El Aouina, a municipality of Tunis, Tunisia.[13]

Flying the Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-4 trop (Werknummer 16025—factory number) on 1 February 1943, Meimberg was wounded in aerial combat with Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bombers near Pont du Fahs.[14] The severe burns he sustained necessitated a lengthy stay in a hospital in Munich.[15] During his convalescence, Meimberg was promoted to Hauptmann (captain) on 1 March, and awarded the Wound Badge in Silver (Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber) in May.[16] He returned to JG 53 on 19 August and was assigned to the Geschwaderstab. By this date, 11. Staffel of JG 2 had officially been disbanded and its pilots to various Staffeln of JG 53.[17] The Geschwaderstab was based at the Hermitage of Camaldoli in Naples. Due to the Allied invasion of Italy, the location was abandoned on 9 September, moving to Littoria Airfield until September 16, and then to Centocelle Airfield near Rome.[18] Shortly before Christmas, Meimberg left JG 53 again as his injuries sustained to his hands on 1 February required further treatment and skin grafting.[19]

Defense of the Reich edit

On 24 April 1944, Meimberg was appointed Gruppenkommandeur of II. Gruppe of JG 53. He succeeded Hauptmann Gerhard Michalski who was transferred.[20] On 24 October, Meimberg was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) for 45 aerial victories.[21] The presentation was made by Oberst Karl Hentschel, commander of the 7. Jagddivision (7th Fighter Division), at the Malmsheim Airfield.[22]

Meimberg flew his last combat mission on 17 April 1945, strafing US vehicles travelling on the Autobahn near Nürnberg. During this attack, his Bf 109 G-14/AS was hit in the engine by anti-aircraft artillery. He was forced to bail out and landed safely in a field where he was picked up by a SS-unit and taken back to his unit at Rißtissen, located approximately 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) southwest of Ulm.[23] On 22 April, Meimberg moved II. Gruppe to an makeshift airfield near Waal. Aerial operation had practically came to a stop as US forces had started crossing the Danube the following day.[24] Meimberg dismissed his soldiers and disbanded II. Gruppe in the early morning on 27 April.[25]

Later life edit

Following World War II, Meimberg worked at the Nordhorn based textile company Rawe. There he gained knowledge of yarn production.[26] In the summer of 1946, Meimberg and his wife bought two sheep. The sheep's wool was hand spun locally, inspiring Meimberg to think about automating the spinning process.[27] Over the next months, he began experimenting and building a crude prototype for continuous yarn production, powered by a sewing machine motor, which he completed in 1948.[28] Meimberg, presented his prototype to the German Patent and Trade Mark Office in Munich and the Deutsche Spinnereimaschinenbau AG Ingolstadt, the German spinning machine factory in Ingolstadt, owned by the Schubert & Salzer GmbH.[29]

In 1970, Meimberg founded the travel agency "Meimberg" in Münster.[30] For his achievements as an inventor, Meimberg was awarded the Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille in 2001.[31] He died on 17 January 2012 in Münster.[32]

Summary of career edit

Aerial victory claims edit

According to Obermaier, Meimberg was credited with 53 victories claimed in over 250 combat missions, all of which over the Western Front.[33] Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 45 aerial victory claims, plus further 14 unconfirmed claims. All of these claims were achieved over the Western Allies, including four four-engined bomber.[34]

Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = Planquadrat), for example "PQ 15 West TR-9". The Luftwaffe grid map (Jägermeldenetz) covered all of Europe, western Russia and North Africa and was composed of rectangles measuring 15 minutes of latitude by 30 minutes of longitude, an area of about 360 square miles (930 km2). These sectors were then subdivided into 36 smaller units to give a location area 3 km × 4 km (1.9 mi × 2.5 mi) in size.[35]

Chronicle of aerial victories
  This and the ? (question mark) indicates information discrepancies listed by Meimberg, Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike, Bock, Mathews and Foreman.
Claim Date Time Type Location Claim Date Time Type Location
– 4. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" –[36]
Battle of France — 11 May – 25 June 1940
1 19 May 1940 12:20 Hurricane Tournai[37] 2 3 June 1940 14:50 Curtiss Épernay[37]
Paris
– 4. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" –[36]
At the Channel and over England — 26 June 1940 – 21 June 1941
3 4 September 1940 14:05 Spitfire[38] Ashford 7 7 November 1940 15:30 Hurricane south of the Isle of Wight[39]
4 6 September 1940 10:00 Spitfire Ashford[39]
vicinity of Ashford 		8 28 November 1940 17:20 Spitfire southwest of the Isle of Wight[39]
5 6 September 1940 10:15 Spitfire[39] Ashford 9 29 November 1940 16:35 Blenheim[39] English Channel
6 10 October 1940 13:50 Hurricane[39] vicinity of Portland
– 3. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" –[36]
On the Western Front — 22 June – 24 July 1941
10 3 July 1941 15:39 Spitfire[40] 13 24 July 1941 14:45 Hampden[41] Brest
11 17 July 1941 16:17 Spitfire north of Étaples[40] 14 24 July 1941 15:00 Wellington Brest[41]
12 24 July 1941 14:24 Hampden west-southwest of Plouguerneau[41]
– 3. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" –[34]
On the Western Front — 4 May – 1 August 1942
15 17 May 1942 10:27 Spitfire 30 km (19 mi) northwest of Dieppe[42] 19 19 June 1942 21:01 Spitfire Selsey Bill[42]
Sidlesham
16 19 May 1942 15:22 Spitfire[42] Calais-Ramsgate 20 11 July 1942 18:25 Spitfire[42] Le Havre
17 31 May 1942 19:29 Spitfire[42] Saint-Valery 21 28 July 1942 21:15 Spitfire southwest of Selsey Bill[42]
15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of Brighton
18?[Note 1] 19 June 1942 20:58 Spitfire Selsey Bill[42]
– 11. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" –[43]
On the Western Front — 1 July – 4 November 1942
—
[Note 2] 		19 August 1942
—
 Spitfire Dieppe[48] 22 20 August 1942 13:59 Spitfire 30 km (19 mi) north-northwest of Dieppe[44]
—
[Note 2] 		19 August 1942
—
 Spitfire Dieppe[48] 23?[Note 3] 5 September 1942
—
 Spitfire[44]
– 11. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" –[43]
Mediterranean Theater — 4 November – 31 December 1942
—
[Note 2] 		25 November 1942
—
 Spitfire[48] southeast of Mateur 27 5 December 1942 09:08 Spitfire 1 km (0.62 mi) east of Mateur[45]
—
[Note 2] 		3 December 1942
—
 Spitfire[48] 28 5 December 1942 09:12 Spitfire 2 km (1.2 mi) southeast of Mateur[45]
24?[Note 1] 4 December 1942 15:50 Bisley (Blenheim) southeast of Mateur[45] 29 5 December 1942 11:03 Spitfire 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Mateur[45]
25?[Note 1] 4 December 1942 15:53 Bisley (Blenheim) east of Mateur[45] 30 6 December 1942 10:15 Spitfire 20 km (12 mi) south of Tebourba[45]
26?[Note 1] 4 December 1942 16:00 Bisley (Blenheim) southwest of Mateur[45]
– 6. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 53 –[43]
Mediterranean Theater — 1 January – 1 February 1943
31 31 January 1943 13:14 P-38 30 km (19 mi) east of Djedeida[49] 32 1 February 1943 13:25 B-17 10 km (6.2 mi) northwest of Pont du Fahs[49]
– Stab of Jagdgeschwader 53 –[43]
Mediterranean Theater — December 1943
33 9 December 1943 11:27 P-51 northwest of Valmontone[50]
– Stab II. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 53 –[43]
Defense of the Reich — 24 April – June 1944
34 8 May 1944 10:05 B-24[51] 15 km (9.3 mi) north of Braunschweig 35 29 May 1944 12:15 B-17[51] Wittenberge
—
[Note 2] 		27 May 1944 12:15 P-51 vicinity of Nancy[52] 36?[Note 3] 30 May 1944 11:15 B-17[51]
– Stab II. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 53 –[43]
Invasion Front in France — June – September 1944
37 17 June 1944 19:31 P-38[53] PQ 15 West TR-9[46]
La Haye-du-Puits
—
[Note 2] 		23 August 1944 12:15 P-51 Mantes-la-Jolie[52]
38 5 July 1944 10:42 P-47[53] PQ 04 Ost N/BD[46]
Rambouillet 		40 25 August 1944 19:25 Typhoon[53] PQ 05 Ost SC-8/7[46]
Barentin-Rouen
39 5 July 1944 10:53 P-47[53] PQ 04 Ost N/AC[46]
Nonancourt
– Stab II. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 53 –[43]
Defense of the Reich — September – December 1944
41?[Note 1] 24 September 1944 12:40 C-47[53] PQ 05 Ost SR-7[46]
Nackterhof 		45?[Note 4] 17 November 1944 15:25?[Note 5] P-51 PQ 05 Ost UR-7[54]
Linkenheim
42?[Note 1] 29 September 1944
—
 P-47[53] vicinity of Edenkoben 46[Note 6] 18 November 1944 12:35 P-51 Metz/Luneville[54]
Karlsruhe
43 8 October 1944 10:42 P-47[53] PQ 04 Ost N/AO[54]
Worms 		47 16 December 1944 11:39 P-47[55] PQ 05 Ost S/UR-5, Herxheim near Karlsruhe[54]
44?[Note 3] 13 October 1944
—
 P-47[53] 48 26 December 1944
—
 P-47[54][55] south of Stuttgart
45 20 October 1944 10:45?[Note 7] P-47[53] PQ 04 Ost N/CP-6[54]
southwest of Strasbourg 		49 26 December 1944
—
 P-47[54][55] south of Stuttgart
46 28 October 1944 11:05 P-47[53] Landau 50 26 December 1944
—
 P-47[54][55] south of Stuttgart
—
[Note 2] 		29 October 1944
—
 P-51[52]
– Stab II. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 53 –[43]
Defense of the Reich — January – May 1945
51 16 March 1945
—
 P-51[55] Hunsrück area 53 13 April 1945 18:06 Spitfire[55] Biberach
52 10 April 1945 09:00 P-47[55] Crailsheim

Awards edit

Publications edit

  • Meimberg, Julius (2002). Braatz, Kurt [in German] (ed.). Feindberührung: Erinnerungen 1939–1945 [Enemy Contact: Memories 1939–1945] (in German). Moosburg, Germany: NeunundzwanzigSechs Verlag. ISBN 978-3-9807935-1-3.

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f According to Mathews and Foreman this claim is unconfirmed.[34]
  2. ^ a b c d e f g This unconfirmed claim is not listed by Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike and Bock.[44][45][46][47]
  3. ^ a b c This claim is not listed by Mathews and Foreman.[43]
  4. ^ Prien in his 1991 book does not list this claim.[53]
  5. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 15:30.[43]
  6. ^ This claim is not listed by Prien in his 1991 book.[53] While according to Mathews and Foreman, this claim was confirmed.[43]
  7. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 10:42.[43]

References edit

Citations edit

  1. ^ Holtz-Honig 1997, p. 13.
  2. ^ Meimberg 2002, p. 27.
  3. ^ Meimberg 2002, p. 46.
  4. ^ Prien et al. 2001, p. 75.
  5. ^ Meimberg 2002, p. 50.
  6. ^ Prien et al. 2002, p. 98.
  7. ^ Prien et al. 2004a, p. 321.
  8. ^ Prien et al. 2004b, p. 55.
  9. ^ Meimberg 2002, p. 241.
  10. ^ Holtz-Honig 1997, p. 20.
  11. ^ Holtz-Honig 1997, p. 24.
  12. ^ Holtz-Honig 1997, p. 30.
  13. ^ Meimberg 2002, pp. 241–242.
  14. ^ Prien 1998, p. 588.
  15. ^ Holtz-Honig 1997, pp. 15–16.
  16. ^ a b Meimberg 2002, p. 252.
  17. ^ Meimberg 2002, p. 249.
  18. ^ Prien et al. 2010, pp. 382, 385.
  19. ^ Meimberg 2002, p. 258.
  20. ^ Prien 1991, p. 1654.
  21. ^ Weal 2007, p. 112.
  22. ^ Prien 1991, pp. 1426–1427.
  23. ^ Prien 1991, p. 1602–1605, 1637.
  24. ^ Prien 1991, p. 1612.
  25. ^ Prien 1991, p. 1619.
  26. ^ Mecheels, Vogler & Kurz 2009, p. 468.
  27. ^ Holtz-Honig 1997, pp. 21–22.
  28. ^ Holtz-Honig 1997, pp. 24–25.
  29. ^ Holtz-Honig 1997, pp. 26–29.
  30. ^ Reiseagentur Meimberg.
  31. ^ Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille.
  32. ^ Dixon 2023, p. 168.
  33. ^ a b Obermaier 1989, p. 167.
  34. ^ a b c Mathews & Foreman 2015, pp. 831–832.
  35. ^ Planquadrat.
  36. ^ a b c Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 831.
  37. ^ a b Prien et al. 2000, p. 115.
  38. ^ Prien et al. 2002, p. 121.
  39. ^ a b c d e f Prien et al. 2002, p. 122.
  40. ^ a b Prien et al. 2003, p. 423.
  41. ^ a b c Prien et al. 2003, p. 424.
  42. ^ a b c d e f g Prien et al. 2004a, p. 235.
  43. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 832.
  44. ^ a b c Prien et al. 2004a, p. 325.
  45. ^ a b c d e f g h Prien et al. 2004b, p. 58.
  46. ^ a b c d e f Prien et al. 2019, p. 386.
  47. ^ Prien 1991, pp. 1683–1684.
  48. ^ a b c d Meimberg 2002, p. 344.
  49. ^ a b Prien et al. 2011, p. 122.
  50. ^ Prien et al. 2010, p. 393.
  51. ^ a b c Prien 1991, p. 1683.
  52. ^ a b c Meimberg 2002, p. 345.
  53. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Prien 1991, p. 1684.
  54. ^ a b c d e f g h Prien et al. 2019, p. 387.
  55. ^ a b c d e f g Prien 1991, p. 1685.
  56. ^ Dixon 2023, p. 167.
  57. ^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 301.
  58. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 306.
  59. ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 534.

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January 01, 1970
julius, meimberg, january, 1917, january, 2012, german, luftwaffe, military, aviator, during, world, fighter, credited, with, aerial, victories, that, aerial, combat, encounters, resulting, destruction, enemy, aircraft, claimed, over, combat, missions, 1960s, . 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 Julius MeimbergBorn 1917 01 11 11 January 1917Munster Kingdom of PrussiaDied17 January 2012 2012 01 17 aged 95 Munster GermanyAllegiance Nazi GermanyService wbr branch LuftwaffeYears of service1937 1945RankMajor major UnitJG 2 JG 53Commands held3 JG 2 11 JG 2 II JG 53Battles warsSee battlesWorld War II Western Front Battle of France Battle of Britain Defence of the ReichAwardsKnight s Cross of the Iron CrossOther worktextile industrytravel agency owner Contents 1 Early life and career 2 World War II 2 1 Mediterranean Theater 2 2 Defense of the Reich 3 Later life 4 Summary of career 4 1 Aerial victory claims 4 2 Awards 5 Publications 6 Notes 7 References 7 1 Citations 7 2 BibliographyEarly life and career editMeimberg was born on 11 January 1917 in Munster in the Province of Westphalia a province of the Kingdom of Prussia He was the sixth and youngest child of a textile merchant owner of a company founded by his grandfather 1 Meimberg volunteered for military service in the Luftwaffe Following acceptance his military training began on 1 November 1937 at the Luftkriegsschule 2 LKS 2 2nd air war school in Berlin Gatow 2 World War II editWorld War II in Europe had begun on Friday 1 September 1939 when German forces invaded Poland On 6 December 1939 Meimberg was posted to Jagdgeschwader 2 Richthofen JG 2 2nd Fighter Wing named after World War I fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen which at the time was based at Zerbst 3 At Zerbst Hauptmann Wolfgang Schellmann was tasked with the creation of the new II Gruppe 2nd group of JG 2 on 15 December The Gruppe was staffed by personnel from I Gruppe of JG 2 I Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 3 JG 3 3rd Fighter Wing and newly trained fighter pilots from the fighter pilot schools 4 There Meimberg was assigned to 4 Staffel 4th squadron headed by Oberleutnant Hans Hahn 5 Meimberg was appointed Staffelkapitan squadron leader of 3 Staffel of JG 2 on 15 April 1941 He replaced Oberleutnant Hermann Hollweg who was transferred 6 On 4 August 1942 Meimberg succeeded Oberleutnant Rudolf Pflanz as Staffelkapitan of 11 Staffel of JG 2 Pflanz had been killed in action on 31 July 7 Mediterranean Theater edit On 4 November 1942 Meimberg and his 11 Staffel received orders to immediately transfer to Sicily That same day 30 men and their equipment were flown in three Junkers Ju 52 transport aircraft from the airfield Poix Nord at Poix de Picardie in France to Coleman Army Airfield refueling at Reims On 8 November the Staffel arrived in Trapani located in the northwest of Sicily and then moved to Comiso which is in southeastern part of Sicily On 15 November Meimberg received orders to move his Staffel to Tunisia in North Africa where they were based at the Bizerte Airfield where they fought in the Tunisian campaign That day the Oberbefehlshaber Sud Commander in Chief South Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring ordered 11 Staffel disbanded and its pilots and equipment assigned to II Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 53 JG 53 53rd Fighter Wing Due to Meimberg s intervention Oberstleutnant Gunther Freiherr von Maltzahn the Geschwaderkommodore wing commander of JG 53 decided to retain 11 Staffel as its own entity and subordinated the Staffel to the Geschwaderstab headquarters unit of JG 53 while for the higher Luftwaffe authorities the Staffel was merged with 6 Staffel of JG 53 8 On 17 December Meimberg was given home leave During this vacation on 29 December he married his fiancee Margret in Munster The two had known each other since school 9 The marriage produced a son Gerrit born 15 February 1946 10 and another son Helmut born 11 August 1948 11 and their daughter Dorothee born 19 October 1950 12 Following a brief honeymoon which the couple spent in Wurzburg Meimberg returned to his unit on 20 January 1943 which at the time was based at El Aouina a municipality of Tunis Tunisia 13 Flying the Messerschmitt Bf 109 G 4 trop Werknummer 16025 factory number on 1 February 1943 Meimberg was wounded in aerial combat with Boeing B 17 Flying Fortress bombers near Pont du Fahs 14 The severe burns he sustained necessitated a lengthy stay in a hospital in Munich 15 During his convalescence Meimberg was promoted to Hauptmann captain on 1 March and awarded the Wound Badge in Silver Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber in May 16 He returned to JG 53 on 19 August and was assigned to the Geschwaderstab By this date 11 Staffel of JG 2 had officially been disbanded and its pilots to various Staffeln of JG 53 17 The Geschwaderstab was based at the Hermitage of Camaldoli in Naples Due to the Allied invasion of Italy the location was abandoned on 9 September moving to Littoria Airfield until September 16 and then to Centocelle Airfield near Rome 18 Shortly before Christmas Meimberg left JG 53 again as his injuries sustained to his hands on 1 February required further treatment and skin grafting 19 Defense of the Reich edit On 24 April 1944 Meimberg was appointed Gruppenkommandeur of II Gruppe of JG 53 He succeeded Hauptmann Gerhard Michalski who was transferred 20 On 24 October Meimberg was awarded the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes for 45 aerial victories 21 The presentation was made by Oberst Karl Hentschel commander of the 7 Jagddivision 7th Fighter Division at the Malmsheim Airfield 22 Meimberg flew his last combat mission on 17 April 1945 strafing US vehicles travelling on the Autobahn near Nurnberg During this attack his Bf 109 G 14 AS was hit in the engine by anti aircraft artillery He was forced to bail out and landed safely in a field where he was picked up by a SS unit and taken back to his unit at Risstissen located approximately 10 kilometers 6 2 miles southwest of Ulm 23 On 22 April Meimberg moved II Gruppe to an makeshift airfield near Waal Aerial operation had practically came to a stop as US forces had started crossing the Danube the following day 24 Meimberg dismissed his soldiers and disbanded II Gruppe in the early morning on 27 April 25 Later life editFollowing World War II Meimberg worked at the Nordhorn based textile company Rawe There he gained knowledge of yarn production 26 In the summer of 1946 Meimberg and his wife bought two sheep The sheep s wool was hand spun locally inspiring Meimberg to think about automating the spinning process 27 Over the next months he began experimenting and building a crude prototype for continuous yarn production powered by a sewing machine motor which he completed in 1948 28 Meimberg presented his prototype to the German Patent and Trade Mark Office in Munich and the Deutsche Spinnereimaschinenbau AG Ingolstadt the German spinning machine factory in Ingolstadt owned by the Schubert amp Salzer GmbH 29 In 1970 Meimberg founded the travel agency Meimberg in Munster 30 For his achievements as an inventor Meimberg was awarded the Rudolf Diesel Medaille in 2001 31 He died on 17 January 2012 in Munster 32 Summary of career editAerial victory claims edit According to Obermaier Meimberg was credited with 53 victories claimed in over 250 combat missions all of which over the Western Front 33 Mathews and Foreman authors of Luftwaffe Aces Biographies and Victory Claims researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 45 aerial victory claims plus further 14 unconfirmed claims All of these claims were achieved over the Western Allies including four four engined bomber 34 Victory claims were logged to a map reference PQ Planquadrat for example PQ 15 West TR 9 The Luftwaffe grid map Jagermeldenetz covered all of Europe western Russia and North Africa and was composed of rectangles measuring 15 minutes of latitude by 30 minutes of longitude an area of about 360 square miles 930 km2 These sectors were then subdivided into 36 smaller units to give a location area 3 km 4 km 1 9 mi 2 5 mi in size 35 Chronicle of aerial victories This and the question mark indicates information discrepancies listed by Meimberg Prien Stemmer Rodeike Bock Mathews and Foreman Claim Date Time Type Location Claim Date Time Type Location 4 Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 2 Richthofen 36 Battle of France 11 May 25 June 1940 1 19 May 1940 12 20 Hurricane Tournai 37 2 3 June 1940 14 50 Curtiss Epernay 37 Paris 4 Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 2 Richthofen 36 At the Channel and over England 26 June 1940 21 June 1941 3 4 September 1940 14 05 Spitfire 38 Ashford 7 7 November 1940 15 30 Hurricane south of the Isle of Wight 39 4 6 September 1940 10 00 Spitfire Ashford 39 vicinity of Ashford 8 28 November 1940 17 20 Spitfire southwest of the Isle of Wight 39 5 6 September 1940 10 15 Spitfire 39 Ashford 9 29 November 1940 16 35 Blenheim 39 English Channel 6 10 October 1940 13 50 Hurricane 39 vicinity of Portland 3 Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 2 Richthofen 36 On the Western Front 22 June 24 July 1941 10 3 July 1941 15 39 Spitfire 40 13 24 July 1941 14 45 Hampden 41 Brest 11 17 July 1941 16 17 Spitfire north of Etaples 40 14 24 July 1941 15 00 Wellington Brest 41 12 24 July 1941 14 24 Hampden west southwest of Plouguerneau 41 3 Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 2 Richthofen 34 On the Western Front 4 May 1 August 1942 15 17 May 1942 10 27 Spitfire 30 km 19 mi northwest of Dieppe 42 19 19 June 1942 21 01 Spitfire Selsey Bill 42 Sidlesham 16 19 May 1942 15 22 Spitfire 42 Calais Ramsgate 20 11 July 1942 18 25 Spitfire 42 Le Havre 17 31 May 1942 19 29 Spitfire 42 Saint Valery 21 28 July 1942 21 15 Spitfire southwest of Selsey Bill 42 15 km 9 3 mi southwest of Brighton 18 Note 1 19 June 1942 20 58 Spitfire Selsey Bill 42 11 Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 2 Richthofen 43 On the Western Front 1 July 4 November 1942 Note 2 19 August 1942 Spitfire Dieppe 48 22 20 August 1942 13 59 Spitfire 30 km 19 mi north northwest of Dieppe 44 Note 2 19 August 1942 Spitfire Dieppe 48 23 Note 3 5 September 1942 Spitfire 44 11 Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 2 Richthofen 43 Mediterranean Theater 4 November 31 December 1942 Note 2 25 November 1942 Spitfire 48 southeast of Mateur 27 5 December 1942 09 08 Spitfire 1 km 0 62 mi east of Mateur 45 Note 2 3 December 1942 Spitfire 48 28 5 December 1942 09 12 Spitfire 2 km 1 2 mi southeast of Mateur 45 24 Note 1 4 December 1942 15 50 Bisley Blenheim southeast of Mateur 45 29 5 December 1942 11 03 Spitfire 10 km 6 2 mi south of Mateur 45 25 Note 1 4 December 1942 15 53 Bisley Blenheim east of Mateur 45 30 6 December 1942 10 15 Spitfire 20 km 12 mi south of Tebourba 45 26 Note 1 4 December 1942 16 00 Bisley Blenheim southwest of Mateur 45 6 Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 53 43 Mediterranean Theater 1 January 1 February 1943 31 31 January 1943 13 14 P 38 30 km 19 mi east of Djedeida 49 32 1 February 1943 13 25 B 17 10 km 6 2 mi northwest of Pont du Fahs 49 Stab of Jagdgeschwader 53 43 Mediterranean Theater December 1943 33 9 December 1943 11 27 P 51 northwest of Valmontone 50 Stab II Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 53 43 Defense of the Reich 24 April June 1944 34 8 May 1944 10 05 B 24 51 15 km 9 3 mi north of Braunschweig 35 29 May 1944 12 15 B 17 51 Wittenberge Note 2 27 May 1944 12 15 P 51 vicinity of Nancy 52 36 Note 3 30 May 1944 11 15 B 17 51 Stab II Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 53 43 Invasion Front in France June September 1944 37 17 June 1944 19 31 P 38 53 PQ 15 West TR 9 46 La Haye du Puits Note 2 23 August 1944 12 15 P 51 Mantes la Jolie 52 38 5 July 1944 10 42 P 47 53 PQ 04 Ost N BD 46 Rambouillet 40 25 August 1944 19 25 Typhoon 53 PQ 05 Ost SC 8 7 46 Barentin Rouen 39 5 July 1944 10 53 P 47 53 PQ 04 Ost N AC 46 Nonancourt Stab II Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 53 43 Defense of the Reich September December 1944 41 Note 1 24 September 1944 12 40 C 47 53 PQ 05 Ost SR 7 46 Nackterhof 45 Note 4 17 November 1944 15 25 Note 5 P 51 PQ 05 Ost UR 7 54 Linkenheim 42 Note 1 29 September 1944 P 47 53 vicinity of Edenkoben 46 Note 6 18 November 1944 12 35 P 51 Metz Luneville 54 Karlsruhe 43 8 October 1944 10 42 P 47 53 PQ 04 Ost N AO 54 Worms 47 16 December 1944 11 39 P 47 55 PQ 05 Ost S UR 5 Herxheim near Karlsruhe 54 44 Note 3 13 October 1944 P 47 53 48 26 December 1944 P 47 54 55 south of Stuttgart 45 20 October 1944 10 45 Note 7 P 47 53 PQ 04 Ost N CP 6 54 southwest of Strasbourg 49 26 December 1944 P 47 54 55 south of Stuttgart 46 28 October 1944 11 05 P 47 53 Landau 50 26 December 1944 P 47 54 55 south of Stuttgart Note 2 29 October 1944 P 51 52 Stab II Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 53 43 Defense of the Reich January May 1945 51 16 March 1945 P 51 55 Hunsruck area 53 13 April 1945 18 06 Spitfire 55 Biberach 52 10 April 1945 09 00 P 47 55 Crailsheim Awards edit Iron Cross 1939 2nd and 1st Class 56 Honor Goblet of the Luftwaffe 30 July 1941 33 Wound Badge in Silver May 1943 16 German Cross in Gold on 29 October 1942 as Oberleutnant in the 11 Jagdgeschwafer 2 57 Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 October 1944 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of the II Jagdgeschwader 53 58 59 Publications editMeimberg Julius 2002 Braatz Kurt in German ed Feindberuhrung Erinnerungen 1939 1945 Enemy Contact Memories 1939 1945 in German Moosburg Germany NeunundzwanzigSechs Verlag ISBN 978 3 9807935 1 3 Notes edit a b c d e f According to Mathews and Foreman this claim is unconfirmed 34 a b c d e f g This unconfirmed claim is not listed by Prien Stemmer Rodeike and Bock 44 45 46 47 a b c This claim is not listed by Mathews and Foreman 43 Prien in his 1991 book does not list this claim 53 According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 15 30 43 This claim is not listed by Prien in his 1991 book 53 While according to Mathews and Foreman this claim was confirmed 43 According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 10 42 43 References editCitations edit Holtz Honig 1997 p 13 Meimberg 2002 p 27 Meimberg 2002 p 46 Prien et al 2001 p 75 Meimberg 2002 p 50 Prien et al 2002 p 98 Prien et al 2004a p 321 Prien et al 2004b p 55 Meimberg 2002 p 241 Holtz Honig 1997 p 20 Holtz Honig 1997 p 24 Holtz Honig 1997 p 30 Meimberg 2002 pp 241 242 Prien 1998 p 588 Holtz Honig 1997 pp 15 16 a b Meimberg 2002 p 252 Meimberg 2002 p 249 Prien et al 2010 pp 382 385 Meimberg 2002 p 258 Prien 1991 p 1654 Weal 2007 p 112 Prien 1991 pp 1426 1427 Prien 1991 p 1602 1605 1637 Prien 1991 p 1612 Prien 1991 p 1619 Mecheels Vogler amp Kurz 2009 p 468 Holtz Honig 1997 pp 21 22 Holtz Honig 1997 pp 24 25 Holtz Honig 1997 pp 26 29 Reiseagentur Meimberg Rudolf Diesel Medaille Dixon 2023 p 168 a b Obermaier 1989 p 167 a b c Mathews amp Foreman 2015 pp 831 832 Planquadrat a b c Mathews amp Foreman 2015 p 831 a b Prien et al 2000 p 115 Prien et al 2002 p 121 a b c d e f Prien et al 2002 p 122 a b Prien et al 2003 p 423 a b c Prien et al 2003 p 424 a b c d e f g Prien et al 2004a p 235 a b c d e f g h i j k l Mathews amp Foreman 2015 p 832 a b c Prien et al 2004a p 325 a b c d e f g h Prien et al 2004b p 58 a b c d e f Prien et al 2019 p 386 Prien 1991 pp 1683 1684 a b c d Meimberg 2002 p 344 a b Prien et al 2011 p 122 Prien et al 2010 p 393 a b c Prien 1991 p 1683 a b c Meimberg 2002 p 345 a b c d e f g h i j k l Prien 1991 p 1684 a b c d e f g h Prien et al 2019 p 387 a b c d e f g Prien 1991 p 1685 Dixon 2023 p 167 Patzwall amp Scherzer 2001 p 301 Fellgiebel 2000 p 306 Scherzer 2007 p 534 Bibliography edit Bergstrom Christer in Swedish Bergstrom Black Cross Red Star website Identifying a Luftwaffe Planquadrat Archived from the original on 22 December 2018 Retrieved 8 December 2022 Dixon Jeremy 2023 Day Fighter Aces of the Luftwaffe Knight s Cross Holders 1943 1945 Barnsley Pen and Sword Books ISBN 978 1 39903 073 1 Fellgiebel Walther Peer in German 2000 1986 Die Trager des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 1945 Die Inhaber der hochsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile The Bearers of the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 1945 The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches in German Friedberg Germany Podzun Pallas ISBN 978 3 7909 0284 6 Holtz Honig Waltraud 1997 Vater spinnt Der Weg zum Endlos Garn eine Erfindergeschichte Father is Spinning The Road to Continuous Yarn an Inventors Story in German Munich Germany Langen Muller Verlag ISBN 978 3 7844 7367 3 Mathews Andrew Johannes Foreman John 2015 Luftwaffe Aces Biographies and Victory Claims Volume 3 M R Walton on Thames Red Kite ISBN 978 1 906592 20 2 Mecheels Stefan Vogler Herbert Kurz Josef 2009 Kultur amp Industriegeschichte der Textilien Cultural amp Industrial History of Textiles in German Wachter ISBN 978 3 9812485 3 1 Meimberg Julius 2002 Braatz Kurt in German ed Feindberuhrung Erinnerungen 1939 1945 Enemy Contact Memories 1939 1945 in German Moosburg Germany NeunundzwanzigSechs Verlag ISBN 978 3 9807935 1 3 Obermaier Ernst 1989 Die Ritterkreuztrager der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 1945 The Knight s Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe Fighter Force 1939 1945 in German Mainz Germany Verlag Dieter Hoffmann ISBN 978 3 87341 065 7 Patzwall Klaus D Scherzer Veit 2001 Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II The German Cross 1941 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2 in German Norderstedt Germany Verlag Klaus D Patzwall ISBN 978 3 931533 45 8 Prien Jochen 1991 Pik As Geschichte des Jagdgeschwaders 53 3 Das Ende in Italien 1944 Rumanien Ungarn 1944 45 Einsatz zur Verteidigung des Reiches 1943 1945 Ace of Spades History of the Fighter Wing 53 3 The End in Italy 1944 Romania Hungary 1944 45 Defense of the Reich 1943 1945 in German Eutin Germany Struve Druck ISBN 978 3 923457 16 8 Prien Jochen 1998 Jagdgeschwader 53 A History of the Pik As Geschwader May 1942 January 1944 Atglen Pennsylvania Schiffer Publishing ISBN 978 0 7643 0292 3 Prien Jochen Stemmer Gerhard Rodeike Peter Bock Winfried 2001 Die Jagdfliegerverbande der Deutschen Luftwaffe 1934 bis 1945 Teil 2 Der Sitzkrieg 1 9 1939 bis 9 5 1941 The Fighter Units of the German Air Force 1934 to 1945 Part 2 The Phoney War 1 September 1939 to 9 May 1940 in German Eutin Germany Struve Druck ISBN 978 3 923457 59 5 Prien Jochen Stemmer Gerhard Rodeike Peter Bock Winfried 2000 Die Jagdfliegerverbande der deutschen Luftwaffe 1934 bis 1945 Teil 3 Einsatz in Danemark und Norwegen 9 4 bis 30 11 1940 Der Feldzug im Westen 10 5 bis 25 6 1940 Fighter Pilot Association of the German Luftwaffe 1934 to 1945 Part 3 Assignments in Denmark and Norway 9 April to 30 November 1940 The campaign in the West 10 May to 25 June 1940 in German Struve Druck ISBN 978 3 923457 61 8 Prien Jochen Stemmer Gerhard Rodeike Peter Bock Winfried 2002 Die Jagdfliegerverbande der Deutschen Luftwaffe 1934 bis 1945 Teil 4 I Einsatz am Kanal und uber England 26 6 1940 bis 21 6 1941 The Fighter Units of the German Air Force 1934 to 1945 Part 4 I Action at the Channel and over England 26 June 1940 to 21 June 1941 in German Eutin Germany Struve Druck ISBN 978 3 923457 63 2 Prien Jochen Stemmer Gerhard Rodeike Peter Bock Winfried 2003 Die Jagdfliegerverbande der Deutschen Luftwaffe 1934 bis 1945 Teil 5 Heimatverteidigung 10 Mai 1940 bis 31 Dezember 1941 Einsatz im Mittelmeerraum Oktober 1940 bis November 1941 Einsatz im Westen 22 Juni bis 31 Dezember 1941 Die Erganzungsjagdgruppen Einsatz 1941 bis zur Auflosung Anfang 1942 The Fighter Units of the German Air Force 1934 to 1945 Part 5 Defense of the Reich 10 May 1940 to 31 December 1941 Action in the Mediterranean Theater October 1940 to November 1941 Action in the West 22 June to 31 December 1941 The Supplementary Fighter Groups Action from 1941 until their Breakup in Early 1942 in German Eutin Germany Struve Druck ISBN 978 3 923457 68 7 Prien Jochen Stemmer Gerhard Rodeike Peter Bock Winfried 2004a Die Jagdfliegerverbande der Deutschen Luftwaffe 1934 bis 1945 Teil 7 Heimatverteidigung 1 January bis 31 Dezember 1942 Einsatz im Westen 1 Januar bis 31 Dezember 1942 The Fighter Units of the German Air Force 1934 to 1945 Part 7 Defense of the Reich 1 January to 31 December 1942 Action in the West 1 January to 31 December 1942 in German Eutin Germany Struve Druck ISBN 978 3 923457 73 1 Prien Jochen Stemmer Gerhard Rodeike Peter Bock Winfried 2004b Die Jagdfliegerverbande der Deutschen Luftwaffe 1934 bis 1945 Teil 8 I Einsatz im Mittelmeerraum November 1941 bis December 1942 The Fighter Units of the German Air Force 1934 to 1945 Part 8 I Action in the Mediterranean Theater November 1941 to December 1942 in German Eutin Germany Struve Druck ISBN 978 3 923457 74 8 Prien Jochen Stemmer Gerhard Rodeike Peter Bock Winfried 2010 Die Jagdfliegerverbande der Deutschen Luftwaffe 1934 bis 1945 Teil 11 I Einsatz im Mittelmeerraum 1 1 bis 31 12 1943 The Fighter Units of the German Air Force 1934 to 1945 Part 11 I Action in the Mediterranean Theater 1 January to 31 December 1943 in German Eutin Germany Struve Druck ISBN 978 3 923457 95 3 Prien Jochen Stemmer Gerhard Rodeike Peter Bock Winfried 2011 Die Jagdfliegerverbande der Deutschen Luftwaffe 1934 bis 1945 Teil 11 II Einsatz im Mittelmeerraum 1 1 bis 31 December 1943 The Fighter Units of the German Air Force 1934 to 1945 Part 11 II Action in the Mediterranean Theater 1 January to 31 December 1943 in German Eutin Germany Struve Druck ISBN 978 3 942943 00 0 Prien Jochen Balke Ulf Stemmer Gerhard Bock Winfried 2019 Die Jagdfliegerverbande der Deutschen Luftwaffe 1934 bis 1945 Teil 13 V Einsatz im Reichsverteidigung und im Westen 1 1 bis 31 12 1944 The Fighter Units of the German Air Force 1934 to 1945 Part 13 V Action in the Defense of the Reich and in the West 1 January to 31 December 1944 in German Eutin Germany Struve Druck ISBN 978 3 942943 21 5 Scherzer Veit 2007 Die Ritterkreuztrager 1939 1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer Luftwaffe Kriegsmarine Waffen SS Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbundeter Streitkrafte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives The Knight s Cross Bearers 1939 1945 The Holders of the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army Air Force Navy Waffen SS Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives in German Jena Germany Scherzers Militaer Verlag ISBN 978 3 938845 17 2 Weal John 2007 Jagdgeschwader 53 Pik As Aviation Elite Units Vol 25 Oxford Osprey Publishing ISBN 978 1 84603 204 2 3 132 398 Slide Fastener Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office 802 United States Government Printing Office 343 344 1964 Die Trager der Rudolf Diesel Medaillen The Bearers of the Rudolf Diesel Medal Rudolf Diesel Medaille in German Retrieved 2 June 2022 Uber uns About us Reiseagentur Meimberg in German Retrieved 13 June 2022 Portals nbsp Aviation nbsp Biography Retrieved from https en 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