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Franz Steiner was a Czechoslovakian Oberfeldwebel in the Luftwaffe during World War II. Franz Steiner was born in Czechoslovakia. He joined the Luftwaffe and performs his pilot training in Austria and then in East Prussia. Steiner At the end of the summer of 1940, he was assigned to JG 27. He took part in the invasion of the Balkans and the North African Campaign. Beginning in 1942, Steiner was transferred to JG 1 based on the Western Front. It is then assigned to Kommando Losigkeit, based in Norway, to ensure the protection of German ships that find refuge in Fjord Norway. The Unte returned to Germany in March 1942. Steiner remains JG 1 until summer 1943. He then performed a brief period as an instructor in a Ergänzungsgruppe, based at Märkisch-Friedland, before being assigned at 2. / JG 11. There he flies on and carries out air defense missions Reich, winning 11 victories in five months including 10 heavy bombers. On March 6, 1944, he attacked a formation of bombers near Quakenbrück when killed aboard his Fw 190 A-7 / R6-4 (W.Nr. 642 523) "Black 5" by Ace American Major James Stewart (11.5 victories, 1 probable and 3 damaged) of FG 56th flying P-47. Steiner manages to leave his camera but it strikes it by jumping and gets an elbow fracture. Steiner joined the JV 44 flying Me 262 on the end of March 1945. He made ​​his conversion on this new device in Brandenburg-Briest, and first flew on March 27 this device. He served with this unit until the end of the war. In the end, he will be credited with 12 victories, all obtained in the West ..

Awards

 * Deutsches Schutzwall-Ehrenzeichen


 * Medaglia commemorativa della campagna italo-tedesca in Africa


 * Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse


 * Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse


 * Flugzeugführerabzeichen


 * Frontflugspange für Jäger


 * Verwundetenabzeichen (1939)


 * Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg