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In January 1941, POW Franz von Werra — a celebrated German fighter pilot ace captured by the British in 1940 — jumped from a train carrying him and other POWs in Ontario. Von Werra crossed the St. Lawrence River into New York State and managed to return to Germany via Mexico and South America. Upon his return, von Werra was decorated by.
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Franz von Werra, Luftwaffe POW who nearly got away from Nottinghamshire By Ralph Lloyd-Jones The escape of Luftwaffe Prisoner of War (POW) Franz von Werra is usually remembered as 'The one that got away', the name of the 1956 book by Kendal Burt and James Leasor, and the 1957 film starring Hardy Kruger.
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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.
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Hardy Krüger as Franz von Werra in his 1957 film breakthrough, Roy Ward Baker's The One That Got Away. Photograph: Rex/Shutterstock After this great success, Krüger was cast in two more British.
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Franz von Werra was born in July 1914 to Swiss parents. Growing up, von Werra would demonstrate a boisterous and playboy personality that made him a perfect fit for the role of World War II fighter pilot. In 1936, he joined the Luftwaffe and by 1940, he was fully immersed in the battle for France.
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Aug 10, 2021 0 On a cold January night in 1941 an escaped German aviator made his way across the St. Lawrence River in a stolen punt. Using his hands to paddle, he landed at the State Hospital, where he caught a ride into Ogdensburg. The story of his escape is the stuff of Hollywood movies and books. But how did a Nazi pilot end up in Ogdensburg?
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Ace fighter-plane flyer Franz von Werra successfully tunnelled out with four other prisoners, the noise of their efforts masked by a performance of the POW choir. Posing as a downed Dutch pilot.
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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.
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Franz Von Werra was an aviator from one of Switzerland's most provincial regions, Canton Valais. At the outbreak of the Second World War, he volunteered as a fighter pilot for the Luftwaffe and.
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Franz von Werra was born on 13 July 1914, to impoverished Swiss parents in Leuk, a town in the Swiss canton of Valais. Later he and his sister were given into the care of an aristocratic German family. In 1936, von Werra joined the Luftwaffe. At the beginning of the war, he served in the French campaign with Jagdgeschwader 3.
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Luftwaffe POW Escapes in Ontario. On January 24, 1941, Luftwaffe Oberleutnant Baron Franz von Werra was aboard a train that was transporting him to a newly constructed Prisoner of War Camp in Ontario. When he saw his chance, he jumped from the train and safely landed in a snow bank.
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Documentary about legendary Swiss pilot Franz von Werra, who fighted with the Nazi in WW2 and was the only German prisoner to escape prison, in England. Director Werner Schweizer Writers Wilfried Meichtry Werner Schweizer Martin Witz Stars Hardy Krüger Roy Ward Baker Albert Florath See production info at IMDbPro Add to Watchlist 3 Critic reviews
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Franz von Werra was born on July 13, 1914 in the Swiss village of Leuk to Rosalie and Leo Freiherr von Werrra, destitute German aristocrats. Franz Von Werra joined the German Air Force, or Luftwaffe, in 1936 and was commissioned as a Lieutenant in 1938.
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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.
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citation World War II German Luftwaffe Fighter Ace. Born in Leuk to a poor but noble Swiss family, he was adopted out at a very young age with his sister to the Carl-von Weber family of Germany. After his adoptive parents lost their wealth and divorced in 1932, he attempted to stowaway on a passenger liner to the US but was.
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4.19 37 ratings5 reviews Franz von Werra was the only German prisoner of war to escape and return to Germany after being captured by the Allies. An incredibly charismatic, inventive and self-confident man, he was a Luftwaffe ace shot down in the Battle of Britain.
