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Franz Beyer (pilot)

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Allegiance
  
Name
  
Franz Beyer

Commands held
  
IV./JG 3

Service/branch
  
Rank
  
Years of service
  
1940–44

Role
  
Pilot


Buried at
  
YsselsteynPlot L-row 11-grave 263

Battles/wars
  
World War IIBattle of FranceBattle of BritainOperation BarbarossaItalian CampaignDefense of the Reich

Died
  
February 11, 1944, Venlo, Netherlands

Battles and wars
  
World War II, Battle of France, Battle of Britain, Operation Barbarossa, Italian Campaign, Defence of the Reich

Place of burial
  
Ysselsteyn, Netherlands

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Franz Beyer (22 April 1918 – 11 February 1944) was a German Luftwaffe fighter pilot during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. 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.

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Awards

  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 30 August 1941 as Oberleutnant and as pilot in the 8./Jagdgeschwader 3.
  • References

    Franz Beyer (pilot) Wikipedia


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