I'm still trying to understand the nature of the allegation.
"...Oberst Joseph Priller (ex Kommodore JG 26) was imprisoned by Allied justice and accused that on the ground he shot an Allied pilot who was shot down in aerial combat and was captured unharmed."
Is the allegation: (1) a Luftwaffe pilot landed his aircraft, located a downed, captured Allied pilot, and shot at said pilot with a sidearm, or (2) a Luftwaffe pilot strafed a downed Allied pilot who survived the strafing and was later captured?
My apologies,
Bronc
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Originally Posted by sidney
...this though might have been the execution of a highly ranked Allied commander, somewhat like the USAAF shooting down Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto's aircraft.
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Interesting. Is there any evidence that this indeed was a carefully planned assassination of Gen. Gott?