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Swiss Baron

The first paragraph about his early life does not make sense. His parents were impoverished Swiss Barons from Valais ??Eregli bob (talk) 16:02, 6 June 2012 (UTC) I agree, how did an impoverished Swiss boy enter the Luftwaffe? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.129.112.187 (talk) 10:43, 13 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The German Luftwaffe and all the Wehrmacht regarded him as German, or ethnic-German which would include any German speaking person anywhere on earth. Until recently all Germans had the "right of return." Anyone of German heritage could show up in Germany, get a passport, some money and become a German citizen. Missaeagle (talk) 19:38, 26 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Some details

Werra was help in a police station on 7th Sept 1940.

He was awarded two iron crosses before he was shot down.

All the best: Rich Farmbrough, 14:36, 23 April 2016 (UTC).[reply]

Contradiction

The article says at first he escaped while in Canada by jumping from a ship into the St-Laurence river. Then later it is said he escaped by jumping from a train. Both versions can't be true at the same time ! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.201.42.60 (talk) 21:45, 3 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Trent Park

Trent Park was far more than the Country House rigged from floor to ceiling with microphones for loose talk among senior officers. It also had several POW camp compounds attached, one of which was until at least the 1990s the training base for the Metropolitan Police Dog Units. The entire ensemble was The London Cage, although it had separate units for each Nation's prisoners: after the surrender of Italy many of their troops were allowed out on parole, and settled after the war, having married in. Their pronunciation of Turnpike Lane was legendary, Turnie Pickle Larnie... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.218.129.127 (talk) 21:06, 13 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Air victory

The german WIKI says 13 planes shoot down. Confirmed by guncam. English wiki says nothing confirmed. The fotos should be in britosh hands, as he was shot down over Winchet Hill, Kent Who is lying here ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.219.39.87 (talk) 13:53, 21 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Preobably von Werra hisself. Missaeagle (talk) 19:40, 26 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Royal Netherlands Air Force didn't exist

"He had taken along his flying suit and decided to masquerade as Captain van Lott, a Dutch Royal Netherlands Air Force pilot."

The Dutch Air force wasn't called the Royal Netherlands Air Force until the 50s. The Dutch pilots would have been either Army Aviation Brigade or Netherlands Naval Aviation Service. Or it could just say "Dutch pilot". Benevolent Prawn (talk) 22:14, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]