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Franz Walz [Germany]

Name:Franz Walz
Country:Germany
Rank:Hauptmann
Squadrons:FA 304
FFA 3
Jasta 2, 19, 34
Kasta 2
Victories:7
Born:4 December 1885
Place of Birth:Speyer
Died:December 1945
Place of Death:Breslau, Silesia
Ordre Pour le Mérite (Blue Max)
Knight's Cross of the Hohenzollern House Order
Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Class
Franz Walz

Notes
Walz joined the army in 1905 and was an experienced pilot when the war began. Flying more than 500 sorties during the war, he seems to have been a mediocre fighter pilot. In 1916 he shot down 6 two-seaters before he was wounded in combat. On 14 May 1917, he scored his only victory of the year by shooting down an outdated D.H.2 piloted by English ace, William Curphey. Despite his low score, he was awarded the Blue Max in 1918.

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