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Dr. Peter Werfft-Wessely (Wien, 8 October 1904 – 23 July 1970), an Austrian chemist, was a Luftwaffe fighter ace in World War II, and a chemical industry entrepreneur after the war. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ((ドイツ語:Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes)). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. ==Luftwaffe Ace in World War II== As a ''Gefreiter'' flying with I/JG 27 Werfft participated in the Battle of Britain; the two air victories which he scored against RAF Hurricane fighters on 27 September 1940 () were probably his first. Werrft served with JG 27 in North Africa during 1941-42, claiming five kills over the Desert Air Force. Werfft was commissioned as a ''Leutnant'' (Lieutenant) in late 1942. Service over Greece and the Balkans followed in 1943, where he claimed the destruction of a P-38 Lightning and three USAAF heavy bombers. Werfft claimed 11 more heavies in 1944, he was a ''Hauptmann'' (Captain) by October 1944. He was awarded the ''Ritterkreuz'' on 28 January 1945. At the end of World War II he was a Major and ''gruppenkommandeur'' of III./JG 27, flying a Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 fighter (("Yellow One") ) with a green fuselage band signifying dedication to ''Reich'' strategic airspace defence; he also had a total of 26 air kills. On 3 May 1945 he disbanded his III./JG 27 in the Austrian Alps near Saalbach, together with the acting unit commander ''Hauptmann'' Emil Clade, eventually becoming a prisoner of war of the United States. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peter Werfft」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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