Franz Beyer (pilot)
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Franz Beyer
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Born | 22 April 1918 Berlin |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. near Venlo, Netherlands |
Buried |
Ysselsteyn German war cemetery
Plot L-row 11-grave 263 |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ |
Luftwaffe |
Years of service | 1940–44 |
Rank | Major |
Unit | JG 3 |
Commands held | IV./JG 3 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Franz Beyer (22 April 1918 – 11 February 1944) was a Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Franz Beyer was killed on 11 February near Venlo, the Netherlands after dog-fighting with British Spitfires. During his career he was credited with 81 aerial victories, 4 on the Western Front and 77 on the Eastern Front.
Awards
- Flugzeugführerabzeichen
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 30 August 1941 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 8./Jagdgeschwader 3[1][Note 1]
Notes
- ↑ According to Scherzer as pilot in the 8./Jagdgeschwader 3.[2]
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Preceded by
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Commander of IV. Jagdgeschwader 3 1 June 1943 – 11 February 1944 |
Succeeded by Hauptmann Heinz Lang |
Categories:
- Use dmy dates from March 2011
- 1918 births
- 1944 deaths
- People from Berlin
- People from the Province of Brandenburg
- German World War II flying aces
- Luftwaffe pilots
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Aviators killed by being shot down
- German military personnel killed in World War II
- Burials at Ysselsteyn German war cemetery