Fate of downed airmen, allied or German, 1939-45.
 

I have read some accounts of Allied airmen having come down in Germany,

being killed by the enraged civilian population. Is there any record of the

same fate being accorded to Luftwaffe aircrew surviving a crash or parachute

descent in the UK. I recall from a book on the period that a German airman

was saved from a hostile crowd somewhere near Plymouth but have not

seen any official reference to similar events elsewhere.

Re: Fate of downed airmen, allied or German, 1939-45.
 

I can mention one which is in a number of books. On Sept 15th a Do 17 bomber was shot down over London. Of the crew which managed to jump out of the plane was a German officer Oblt R. Zehbe who was wounded and he was badly beaten by civilians. He died the next day.

Re: Fate of downed airmen, allied or German, 1939-45.
 

Hello,
There are two sides to every story.
One side such as the downed RAF pilot pushed off a cliff into the sea to drown.
while another story of an RAF POW who dived into a river to rescue his guard who had fallen into the river.

Alex

Re: Fate of downed airmen, allied or German, 1939-45.