Egon Mayer [SEP] conflict
Egon Mayer
Egon Mayer (19 August 1917 – 2 March 1944) was a "Luftwaffe" wing commander and fighter ace of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was credited with 102 enemy aircraft shot down in over 353 combat missions. His victories were all claimed over the Western Front and included 26 four-engine bombers, 51 Supermarine Spitfires and 12 P-47 Thunderbolts. Mayer was the first fighter pilot to score 100 victories entirely on the Western Front.
Born in Konstanz, Mayer, volunteered for military service
Egon Mayer (sociologist)
Egon Mayer (December 23, 1944 – January 30, 2004) was a Swiss-born American sociologist and professor at Brooklyn College. He wrote a number of books on Jewish culture and history, including "From Suburb to Shtetl" (1979), "The Court Jew: A Contribution to the History of Absolutism in Europe" (1984), and "Love and Tradition: Marriage Between Jews and Christians" (1985).
Mayer was born in Caux, Switzerland to Eugen