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Franz Warwas

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Franz Warwas

Birth
Death
5 Sep 1942 (aged 25)
At Sea
Burial
Portland, Weymouth and Portland Borough, Dorset, England Add to Map
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C of E Portion Grave 728
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A Stabsfeldwebel and Beobachter [observer] with 12 Staffel Kampfgeschwader 2 he died on a mission on 3 May 1942, his aircraft (Do17Z-2; wn:3306; U5+CW) presumably crashing into the sea as his body was washed ashore at Chesil Beach, Dorset on 5 September 1942. The bodies of the rest of the crew: Flugzeugführer [pilot] Oberfeldwebel Albert Heyer, Bordfunker [wireless operator] Feldwebel Helmut Fahle and Bordmechaniker [flight engineer] Oberfeldwebel Heinrich Pillmann were never found.

Recipient of the Iron Cross 1st Class. Born in Bolko.
A Stabsfeldwebel and Beobachter [observer] with 12 Staffel Kampfgeschwader 2 he died on a mission on 3 May 1942, his aircraft (Do17Z-2; wn:3306; U5+CW) presumably crashing into the sea as his body was washed ashore at Chesil Beach, Dorset on 5 September 1942. The bodies of the rest of the crew: Flugzeugführer [pilot] Oberfeldwebel Albert Heyer, Bordfunker [wireless operator] Feldwebel Helmut Fahle and Bordmechaniker [flight engineer] Oberfeldwebel Heinrich Pillmann were never found.

Recipient of the Iron Cross 1st Class. Born in Bolko.

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German Air Force

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  • Created by: Forscher
  • Added: Oct 19, 2015
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153942941/franz-warwas: accessed ), memorial page for Franz Warwas (30 Dec 1916–5 Sep 1942), Find a Grave Memorial ID 153942941, citing Portland Naval Cemetery, Portland, Weymouth and Portland Borough, Dorset, England; Maintained by Forscher (contributor 48551141).