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Generalleutnant Franz Walz began his military career in the infantry in 1905. In 1912, he switched to aviation. He attained the rank of Hauptmann (Captain) while becoming a flying ace during World War I. He flew more than 500 combat sorties in Palestine and upon the Western Front. He scored seven confirmed aerial victories in the latter theater. His later career led him to join the Luftwaffe during World War II. Toward the end of the war, he was captured by the Russians and died in one of their prison camps in December 1945.

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  • Franz Walz
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  • Generalleutnant Franz Walz began his military career in the infantry in 1905. In 1912, he switched to aviation. He attained the rank of Hauptmann (Captain) while becoming a flying ace during World War I. He flew more than 500 combat sorties in Palestine and upon the Western Front. He scored seven confirmed aerial victories in the latter theater. His later career led him to join the Luftwaffe during World War II. Toward the end of the war, he was captured by the Russians and died in one of their prison camps in December 1945.
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serviceyears
  • 1905(xsd:integer)
Birth Date
  • 1885-12-04(xsd:date)
Commands
  • Feldflieger Abteilung 3 ,
  • Flieger-Abteilung 304
  • Jagdstaffel 19,
  • Jagdstaffel 2,
  • Jagdstaffel 34,
  • Kampfstaffel 2 ,
Branch
  • Infantry; aviation
death place
  • Breslau, Silesia
Nickname
  • "Eagle of Jericho"
Name
  • Franz Walz
Birth Place
  • Speyer, Kingdom of Bavaria, the German Empire
Awards
death date
  • December 1945
Rank
Allegiance
  • Germany
laterwork
  • Joined Luftwaffe and rose to become Generalleutnant during World War II
abstract
  • Generalleutnant Franz Walz began his military career in the infantry in 1905. In 1912, he switched to aviation. He attained the rank of Hauptmann (Captain) while becoming a flying ace during World War I. He flew more than 500 combat sorties in Palestine and upon the Western Front. He scored seven confirmed aerial victories in the latter theater. His later career led him to join the Luftwaffe during World War II. Toward the end of the war, he was captured by the Russians and died in one of their prison camps in December 1945.
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