MILITARY PERSONNEL

Franz von Werra

1914 - 1941

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Franz Xaver Freiherr 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 was the only Axis prisoner of war to escape from Canadian custody and return to Germany apart from a U-boat seaman, Walter Kurt Reich, said to have jumped 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Franz von Werra is the 1,913th most popular military personnel (down from 1,797th in 2019), the 621st most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 511th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Swiss Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Franz von Werra ranks 1,913 out of 2,058. Before him are Alexander Patch, Lyman Lemnitzer, John Bell Hood, Guy Simonds, Eddie Rickenbacker, and John Abizaid. After him are Malik Ambar, Edmund Kirby Smith, Neil Ritchie, Christy Mathewson, Bakht Khan, and Raymond T. Odierno.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Franz von Werra ranks 365. Before him are Hideko Maehata, Forrest Towns, Josef Peters, R. A. Lafferty, John Berryman, and Oktay Rıfat Horozcu. After him are Andreas Kupfer, Werner Meyer, Erich Herrmann, Ahmet Kireççi, Larry Adler, and Arnold Denker. Among people deceased in 1941, Franz von Werra ranks 199. Before him are Helmut Hamann, Diederik Korteweg, Ibrahim Tuqan, Simon Guggenheim, Cecilio Báez, and Hamilton Harty. After him are Ira Davenport, Vladimir Ćorović, Juan Corzo, Martti Nieminen, George Beauchamp, and Kalle Jalkanen.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Franz von Werra ranks 621 out of 1,015. Before him are Edy Reinalter (1920), George Gruntz (1932), Otto Licha (1912), Sébastien Buemi (1988), Pascal Richard (1964), and Charles Bouvier (1898). After him are Fabio Celestini (1975), Peter Hirt (1910), Marc Faber (1946), Werner Meyer (1914), Friedrich Waller (1920), and Diego Benaglio (1983).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Switzerland

Among military personnels born in Switzerland, Franz von Werra ranks 5. Before him are Henri Guisan (1874), Jean Reynier (1771), François Le Fort (1656), and Lionel Dunsterville (1865). After him are Henry Wirz (1823).

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