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Bär
Bär (or Baer, from German: bear) is the surname may refer to: * Abraham Dob Bär Lebensohn (c. 1789/1794–1878), Russian poet and grammarian * Dietmar Bär (born 1961), German actor * Dorothee Bär (born 1978), German politician * Heinrich Bär (1913–1957), German Luftwaffe fighter ace in World War II * Karl Bär (born 1985), German politician * Olaf Bär (born 1957), German operatic baritone * Philippe Bär (born 1928), Dutch former bishop * Bär McKinnon (born 1969), American musician See also * René-Louis Baire, French mathematician (1874-1932) * Tekeste Baire, Eritrean trade unionist * Baer, surname list * Bähr (transliterated Baehr), surname list * Bahr (surname) Bahr is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Chris Bahr (born 1953), American football placekicker *Clint Bahr, member of TriPod *Daniel Bahr (born 1976), German politician (FDP) * Ed Bahr (born 1919), Canadian baseball player * Eg ... * Bear (other) German-language s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinrich Bär
Heinz "Pritzl" Bär (; 25 May 1913 – 28 April 1957) was a German Luftwaffe flying ace who served throughout World War II in Europe. Bär flew more than one thousand combat missions, and fought in the Western, Eastern and Mediterranean theatres. On 18 occasions he survived being shot down, and according to records in the German Federal Archives, he claimed to have shot down 228 enemy aircraft and was credited with 208 aerial victories, 16 of which were in a Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter. Sources credit him with 220 – 96 on Eastern Theatre and 124 on Western Theatre – up to 222 aerial victories may also be possible. Bär, a native of Saxony, joined the Reichswehr in 1934 and transferred to the Luftwaffe in 1935. Serving first as a mechanic, then as a pilot on transport aircraft, he was informally trained as a fighter pilot. He claimed his first aerial victory in September 1939 on the French border. By the end of the Battle of Britain, his tally of victories had incre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
