Willy Johannmeyer

Willy Johann Meyer ( Wilhelm, Willi Meier Johann; born July 27, 1915 in Iserlohn, Westphalia, † April 14, 1970 in Kelkheim, Hesse ) was an officer of the Wehrmacht, last lieutenant colonel, and managers.

He joined in 1936 as a cadet in the Infantry Regiment 64, and in 1938 was promoted to lieutenant. In 1939 he became leader of the message train at 503rd Infantry Regiment on April 1, 1940, he took over the 2nd Company of the regiment, which he led during the Western campaign.

In April 1941, he became chief of the 14th company, which he led in Russia from June 1941. Due to excellent performance, he was on April 1, 1942 leaders of the Second Battalion, with which he excelled at Ilmensee in May 1942 especially. For this he was awarded on 16 May 1942, the Knight's Cross and promoted on June 1, 1942 Captain. For its participation in the fighting north of Newel in March 1943, he was awarded on 18 November 1943, the oak leaves and transported on December 1, 1943 Major. In February 1944, he was awarded the Honorary Ring of the town of Iserlohn.

On 1 March 1944 he was ordered to a course for higher aides and added on June 1, 1944 the Army High Command. As of August 1944, he was active in the Army Personnel Office.

In November 1944 he was transferred to the Führer's headquarters, where he was the last army adjutant of Adolf Hitler from April 1945.

On April 29, he received a copy of Hitler's political testament, that he should bring either to Albert Kesselring or Ferdinand Schörner. It should be published immediately on Hitler's orders, or after his death. Additional copies had SS - Standartenführer Wilhelm Zander, the Adjutant Martin Bormann, as well as the acting Reich Press Chief Heinz Lorenz received. ( After Hitler biographer Joachim Fest, there should have been only three originals. ) You should be flown with one of Dresden ( Fieseler Stroch ) or Copenhagen ( Wolfgang Klemusch on a BV 138) requested plane of the peacock island in the West, but this failed. Johann Meyer could not reach the addressee. After the Allies had captured at the end of one of the other couriers, led the other track even after Iserlohn, Johann Meyer. Johann Meyer is said to have buried the third copy of the will with a letter from General Burgdorf in a bottle in the home garden.

After the war, Johann Meyer worked almost ten years at the Heinrich Lanz AG and Rheinstahl Hanomag. By 1961 he was a board member of the FMA Pokorny in Frankfurt.