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Re: looking for info on Heinrich Baer and his FW-190
It is not that problem, I think, Sandman...
Bär surely wanted to be called "Heinz" and was called so among friends and the Luftwaffe accounts followed that wish.
But I´m also sure official documents list his complete name which would have been "Heinrich" like "Fritz" standing for "Friedrich".
Concerning the mysterious "Oskar":
We Germans have a 2nd christian name listed behind the name we´re called after. It is official and listed in the civil registry offices but barely used in public and it´s mostly the name of one´s godfather.
So it should be plausible that Bär from birth was listed as Heinrich Oskar Bär after his godfather "Oskar" but all the world called him Heinz Bär.
Only a look into the rolls of his hometown could solve this mystery.
My grandfather e.g. was listed as "Otto" and everybody called him "Fritz" -no joke...
Btw, "March" instead of "May" was no typo by me, the source said so and I wanted to point out the differences...
Concerning Bär's biography I say Thanks fo your judgement because it proves my point that at a price of 9.95 € you have to lower one's sights...
Regards
Roland
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