Franz Schwaiger Military person

Franz Schwaiger (1 February 1918 – 24 April 1944) was a German Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership - for the fighter pilots, it was a quantifiable measure of skill and success.

Personal facts

Birth date	February 01, 1918
Birth place	Germany , Ulm
Date of death	April 24, 1944
Place of death	Germany , Rain Swabia

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Military person

award	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations	Eastern Front (World War II) Defence of the Reich World War II
military branch	Luftwaffe
military unit	Jagdgeschwader 3
service start	1941
service end	1944