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Re: Major Heinz "Pritzl" Bär - What happened exactly?
The best way to understand (as best we can 52 years after his death) is to read multiple Luftwaffe books that mention him.
I will say I think he was optimistic in his claims. Some I can substantiate, but I think many others were just damaged. In cases were I have tried to compare his claims against known Allied losses, I have been successful in about 50% of the time.
He was ,undoubtedly, an amazing fighter pilot. Many fighter pilots had given up the cause by war's end, and found safer endeavors,but he kept flying, always with a lot of gallows humor.
Carlos
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