Franz von Werra conflict World War II
Summary of career
Aerial victory claims
According to Obermaier, von Werra was credited with 21 aerial victories, eight of which over the Western Allies and thirteen on the Eastern Front, plus five further aircraft destroyed in ground attack missions. Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and found records for fourteen aerial victory claims, plus five further unconfirmed claims. This figure of confirmed claims includes eleven aerial victories on the Eastern Front and three on the Western Front.Awards
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 December 1940 as Oberleutnant and adjutant of the II./Jagdgeschwader 3
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