1914 - 1941
Franz von Werra German Aviator
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| Birthday |
13th July, 1914
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| Birthplace |
Leuk, Switzerland
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| Died |
25th October, 1941
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| Place of Death |
North Sea, off Vlissingen, German-occupied Netherlands
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| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer
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| Nationality |
German
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| Occupation |
Aviator
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Franz Xaver Baron von Werra (13 July 1914 – 25 October 1941) was a German World War II fighter pilot and flying ace who was shot down over Britain and captured. He is generally regarded as the only Axis prisoner of war to succeed in escaping from Canadian custody and return to Germany, although a U-Boat seaman, Walter Kurt Reich, is also said to have escaped by jumping from a Polish troopship into the St. Lawrence River in July 1940.
Werra managed to return to Germany via the US, Mexico, South America, and Spain, finally reaching Germany on 18 April 1941.
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