Ludwig Franzisket
German flying ace
Ludwig Franzisket (26 June 1917 – 23 November 1988) was a German Luftwaffe military aviator and wing commander during World War II. As a fighter ace, he is credited with 43 aerial victories claimed in over 500 combat missions. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. He claimed all his aerial victories over the Western Allies while flying the Messerschmitt Bf 109. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. After the war, he became a professor and director of the Westfälisches Museum für Naturkunde.
Early life and military career
Franzisket was born on 26 June 1917 in Düsseldorf, at the time in the Rhine Province, the westernmost province of the Kingdom of Prussia within the German Empire. He had a younger brother Max, born on 22 August 1918 in Düsseldorf, who was killed in action as a Hauptmann and commander of the I. Gruppe (1st group) of Zerstörergeschwader 1 (ZG 1—1st Destroyer Wing) on 19 July 1943 on the Eastern Front. Franzisket, attended schools in Berlin, Minden and graduated in Münster with his Abitur (diploma) in 1936.
In 1937, Franzisket volunteered for military service in the Luftwaffe. Following completion of flight and fighter pilot training, Franzisket initially served with Jagdgeschwader 26 (JG 26—26th Fighter Wing) from 1938, and then transferred 1.
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