- Friedrich Körner
Infobox Military Person
name=Friedrich Körner
lived=birth date|1921|1|24|df=y — death date and age|1998|9|3|1921|1|24|df=y
placeofbirth=Schwerte ,Province of Westphalia
placeofdeath=Paris ,France
caption=
nickname=
allegiance=flagicon|Nazi GermanyNazi Germany
branch=
serviceyears=1939–1942, 1955-1979(Bundesluftwaffe)
rank=Oberleutnant
commands=
unit=JG 27
battles=World War II
*North African Campaign
awards=German Cross in Gold (21 August 1942 )
"Ritterkreuz" (awarded on7 September 1942 after capture)
laterwork=Friedrich Körner (
24 January 1921 –3 September 1998 ) was aWorld War II Luftwaffe Flying ace . Körner was credited with 36 victories in over 250 missions [Weal 2003, p. 84.] . All of his victories were scored whilst flying theMesserschmitt Bf 109 .Military career
Körner joined the Luftwaffe on
15 November 1939 and after completion of his pilot training joined II./JG 27 inNorth Africa on4 July 1941 .Körner scored his first victory on19 March 1942 overTobruk . In June 1942 he scored 20 kills, three on the 26 June, Körner's most successful day.On4 July 1942 , a year to the day of his arrival, he was shot down whilst scrambling to intercept a RAF bomber formation over the front line in Bf 109 F-4/Trop (W.Nr. 8696) "Red 4". Körner was captured and sent to a prisoner of war camp inCanada , and released in 1947.After the War
Körner joined the Bundesluftwaffe in 1955, he retired from military service on
30 June 1979 asGeneralmajor . Körner lived in Paris until his death on 3 September 1998.References
* Kurowski, Franz. German Fighter Ace: Hans-Joachim Marseille: Star of Africa. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Military History, 1994. ISBN 0-88740-517-7.
* Scutts, Jerry. Bf 109 Aces of North Africa and the Mediterranean. London: Osprey Publishing, 1994. ISBN 1-85532-448-2.
* Weal, John (2003). "Jagdgeschwader 27 'Afrika"'. Oxford: Osprey. ISBN 1-841765-38-4.
* [http://www.luftwaffe.cz/korner.html Aces of the Luftwaffe: Friedrich Körner] (2007)
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