Date of birth:

April 22nd, 1918 (Berlin-Grunewald/Brandenburg, Germany)

Date of death:

February 11th, 1944 (north of Arixhe, Belgium)

Buried on:

German War Cemetery Ysselsteyn
Plot: L. Row: 11. Grave: 263.

Nationality:

German

Franz Beyer was killed in action on February 11th, 1944. At that moment he served as Kommandeur IV. / Jagdgeschwader 3 with the rank of Major.

In total he achieved 81 aerial victories (including 70 in Russia) and destroyed at least another 10 aircraft on the ground.

00.00.1940: assigned to III. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 3
13.10.1940: Lt. in 8./ JG 3, WIA - auto accident at Desvres
23.06.1941: Oblt., JG 3
12.07.1941-31.05.1943: Oblt., Staka, 8./ JG 3
16.02.1942: Oblt., 8./ JG 3
31.03.1942: Oblt., 8./ JG 3
20.05.1942: Oblt., 8./ JG 3
01.07.1942: Oblt., 8./ JG 3
09.08.1942: Oblt., 8./ JG 3
10.12.1942: Oblt., 8./ JG 3
28.12.1942: Oblt., 8./ JG 3
12.02.1943: Oblt., 8./ JG 3
01.03.1943: Oblt., 8./ JG 3, promoted to Hauptmann - RDA 01.07.1943
01.04.1943: Hptm., 8./ JG 3
01.06.1943-11.02.1944: Hptm. in III./ JG 3, provisional Kdr. IV./ JG 3
21.08.1943: Hptm., Stab, IV./ JG 3
19.12.1943: Hptm., Stab, IV./ JG 3
11.02.1944: Major, Kdr., IV./ JG 3, KIA – Bf 109 G-6 crashed into a tree near Érezée, 38 km South of Lüttich during low altitude combat with two Spitfires
Initially buried at Venlo (base of IV. / JG 3 then), post-war transferred to war cemetery Ysselsteyn. Credited with 81 to 83 air victories

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