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{{Short description|German flying ace}}
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|branch={{Luftwaffe}}
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|serviceyears=
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|rank=''[[Hauptmann]]'' (captain)
|rank=[[Hauptmann]]
|commands=9./[[JG 53]]
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|unit=[[JG 77]], [[JG 51]], [[JG 53]]
|unit=[[JG 77]], [[JG 51]], [[JG 53]]
|battles={{hidden
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|''See battles''
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*[[Invasion of Poland (1939)|Invasion of Poland]]
*[[Invasion of Poland (1939)|Invasion of Poland]]
*[[Battle of France]]
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*[[Eastern Front (World War II)|Eastern Front]]
*[[Eastern Front (World War II)|Eastern Front]]
*[[Mediterranean theatre of World War II|Mediterranean theatre]]
*[[Mediterranean theatre of World War II|Mediterranean theatre]]
|awards=[[Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe]]<br/>[[German Cross]] in Gold<br/>[[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]] (posthumous)
*[[Defense of the Reich]]{{KIA}}
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|awards=[[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]] (posthumous)
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''' Franz Barten''' (26 January 1912 – 4 August 1944) was a [[World War II]] [[fighter ace]] from [[Germany]]. He was born on 26 January 1912 at [[Saarbrücken]]. Barten was credited with having shot down a total of 52 [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] aircraft.

On 4 August 1944, Barten was shot down in a [[Messerschmitt Bf 109]] in aerial combat with [[P-47 Thunderbolt]] belonging to the [[United States Army Air Forces]] near [[Schneverdingen|Reinsehlen]]. He bailed out of his aircraft, but was shot while hanging in his parachute.

==Career==
Barten was born on 26 January 1912 in [[Saarbrücken]]. Following flight training,{{refn|Flight training in the Luftwaffe progressed through the levels A1, A2 and B1, B2, referred to as A/B flight training. A training included theoretical and practical training in aerobatics, navigation, long-distance flights and dead-stick landings. The B courses included high-altitude flights, instrument flights, night landings and training to handle the aircraft in difficult situations.{{sfn|Bergström|Antipov|Sundin|2003|p=17}}|group="Note"}} he was transferred to the 2. ''[[Organization of the Luftwaffe (1933–1945)#Staffel|Staffel]]'' (2nd squadron) of [[Jagdgeschwader 77|''Jagdgeschwader'' 77]] (JG&nbsp;77—77th Fighter Wing) on 1 July 1939.{{sfn|Obermaier|1989|p=85}} At the time, the ''Staffel'' was commanded by ''Oberleutnant'' [[Hannes Trautloft]] and subordinated to I. ''[[Organization of the Luftwaffe (1933–1945)#Gruppe|Gruppe]]'' (1st group) of JG&nbsp;77 which was based at [[Copernicus Airport Wrocław|Breslau-Schöngarten]].{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2000a|pp=268–269}}

==World War II==
World War II in Europe had begun on Friday 1 September 1939 when German forces [[Invasion of Poland|invaded Poland]]. In preparation for the invasion in end-August 1939, I. ''Gruppe'' of JG&nbsp;77, to which the 2. ''Staffel'' was subordinated, had been moved from Breslau-Schöngarten to an airfield at Juliusburg, present-day [[Dobroszyce]]. The ''Gruppe'' operated over the left flank of [[Army Group South]], supporting the [[8th Army (Wehrmacht)|8th Army]] advance into Poland. Its main task was flying [[combat air patrol]]s but had relatively little enemy contact.{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2000a|p=455}}

On 13 July 1943, Barten was transferred and appointed ''[[Staffelkapitän]]'' (squadron leader) of the 9. ''[[Organization of the Luftwaffe (1933–1945)#Staffel|Staffel]]'' (9th squadron) of [[Jagdgeschwader 53|''Jagdgeschwader'' 53]] (JG&nbsp;53—53rd Fighter Wing). He succeeded ''Oberleutnant'' [[Hans Röhrig]] who was [[killed in action]] that day.{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2011|pp=260, 278}}

===Defense of the Reich and death===
On 28 June 1944, III. ''Gruppe'' arrived by train in [[Bad Lippspringe]] and initially subordinated to the [[3rd Fighter Division (Germany)|3. ''Jagd-Division'']] (3rd Fighter Division) where they would be based for flying missions in [[Defense of the Reich]].{{sfn|Prien|Balke|Stemmer|Bock|2019|p=399}} There, the ''Gruppe'' was assigned a number of inexperienced pilots directly coming from the ''Ergänungsgruppe'', the supplementary training unit of JG&nbsp;53. Over the next weeks, Barten and other experienced pilots further trained and prepared these pilots for their first combat missions.{{sfn|Prien|1991|p=1374}} The ''Gruppe'' received a full complement of [[Messerschmitt Bf 109]]&nbsp;G-6 aircraft, most of them equipped with the 20&nbsp;mm [[MG 151 cannon|MG 151/20]] underwing [[gun pod]]. The ''Gruppenkommandeur'' [[Franz Götz (pilot)|Franz Götz]] ordered these gun pods removed as the additional weight had an adverse effect on the handling qualities, reducing the Bf&nbsp;109s performance in fighter-versus-fighter combat.{{sfn|Prien|1991|p=1377}} The ''Gruppe'' flew its first operational mission on 28 July. That day, the [[United States Army Air Forces]] (USAAF) [[Eighth Air Force]] targeted German fuel production in central Germany.{{sfn|Prien|Balke|Stemmer|Bock|2019|p=400}}

On 4 August 1944, Barten was shot down in aerial combat with USAAF [[Republic P-47 Thunderbolt]] fighters near the Luftwaffe airfield at [[Reinsehlen Camp|Reinsehlen]]. He [[Parachuting|bailed out]] of his Bf&nbsp;109&nbsp;G-6 (''Werknummer'' 441575—factory number) but was then killed. According to records of the ''[[Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt)]]'', a German government agency which maintained records of who were killed in action, Barten fell to his death because his parachute failed to fully deploy after a low altitude bail-out.{{sfn|Prien|Balke|Stemmer|Bock|2019|p=410}} According to Weal, he was [[Attacks on parachutists|shot in his parachute]] by P-47 fighters. Posthumously, Barten was awarded the [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]] ({{lang|de|Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes}}) on 24 October 1944 and also promoted to ''[[Hauptmann]]'' (captain).{{sfn|Weal|2012|p=110}} He was succeeded by ''Oberleutnant'' Martin von Vacano.{{sfn|Prien|Balke|Stemmer|Bock|2019|p=406}}

==Summary of career==
===Aerial victory claims===
According to Obermaier, Barten was credited with 52 aerial victories, 39 of which on the Eastern Front, achieved in 895 combat missions.{{sfn|Obermaier|1989|p=85}} Mathews and Foreman, authors of ''Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims'', researched the [[German Federal Archives]] and found records for 52 aerial victory claims. This number includes four claims during the Battle of Britain, 39 on the Eastern Front, and nine in the Mediterranean Theater including three [[heavy bomber]]s.{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2014|pp=49–50}}

Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = ''Planquadrat''), for example "PQ 47612". The Luftwaffe grid map ({{lang|de|Jägermeldenetz}}) covered all of Europe, western Russia and North Africa and was composed of rectangles measuring 15 [[Minute of arc|minutes]] of [[latitude]] by 30 minutes of [[longitude]], an area of about {{Convert|360|sqmi|sqkm|sp=us}}. These sectors were then subdivided into 36 smaller units to give a location area {{Convert|3|x|4|km|mi|abbr=on|sp=us}} in size.{{sfn|''Planquadrat''}}


''' Franz Barten''' (26 January 1912 – 4 August 1944) was a [[World War II]] [[fighter ace]] from [[Germany]]. He was born on 26 January 1912 at [[Saarbrücken]]. Barten was credited with having shot down a total of 55 [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] aircraft.
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders collapsible" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: none; text-align:right; width: 100%;"
|-
! colspan="10" | Chronicle of aerial victories
|-
| colspan="10" style="text-align: left;" |
{{legend|#faecc8|This and the ? (question mark) indicates information discrepancies listed by Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike, Bock, Mathews and Foreman.|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
|-
!scope="col"| Claim
!scope="col"| Date
!scope="col"| Time
!scope="col" width="100px"| Type
!scope="col"| Location
!scope="col" style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | Claim
!scope="col"| Date
!scope="col"| Time
!scope="col" width="100px"| Type
!scope="col"| Location
|-
! colspan="10" | – 2. ''Staffel'' of ''Jagdgeschwader'' 77 –{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2014|p=49}}<br /><small>Action at the Channel and over England — 25 August – 21 November 1940</small>
|-
| 1
| 14 September 1940
| 17:00
| [[Hawker Hurricane|Hurricane]]{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2002|p=105}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 3
| 17 October 40
| 18:05
| [[Supermarine Spitfire|Spitfire]]
| [[Royal Tunbridge Wells|Tunbridge Wells]]{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2002|p=106}}
|-
| 2
| 17 October 1940
| 17:56
| Hurricane
| south of Tunbridge Wells{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2002|p=106}}
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" |
|
|
|
|
|-
! colspan="10" | – 11. ''Staffel'' of ''Jagdgeschwader'' 51 –{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2014|p=49}}<br /><small>Action at the Channel and over England — 21 November 1940 – 7 June 1941</small>
|-
| 4
| 15 April 1941
| 08:55
| Spitfire
| southeast of [[Boulogne-sur-Mer|Boulogne]]{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2002|p=106}}
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" |
|
|
|
|
|-
! colspan="10" | – 11. ''Staffel'' of ''Jagdgeschwader'' 51 –{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2014|p=49}}<br /><small>Operation Barbarossa — 22 June – 5 December 1941</small>
|-
| 5
| 22 June 1941
| 16:10
| [[Ilyushin DB-3|DB-3]]{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003|p=334}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 15
| 7 September 1941
| 17:12
| [[Tupolev SB|SB-2]]{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003|p=344}}
|
|-
| 6
| 24 June 1941
| 09:38
| SB-3{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003|p=334}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 16
| 8 September 1941
| 05:30
| I-18 ([[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-1|MiG-1]]){{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003|p=344}}
|
|-
| 7
| 29 June 1941
| 18:38
| SB-2{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003|p=334}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 17
| 9 September 1941
| 12:55
| [[Tupolev ANT-3|R-3]]{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003|p=344}}
|
|-
| 8
| 4 July 41
| 14:50
| SB-2{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003|p=336}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 18
| 9 September 1941
| 13:00
| R-3{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003|p=344}}
|
|-
| 9
| 11 July 1941
| 07:40
| style="background:#faecc8" | ZKB-19{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003|p=337}}?{{Refn|According to Mathews and Foreman claimed as a [[Ilyushin DB-3]].{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2014|p=49}}|group="Note"}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 19
| 10 September 1941
| 11:56
| R-3{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003|p=344}}
|
|-
| 10
| 13 July 1941
| 12:24
| [[Petlyakov Pe-2|Pe-2]]{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003|p=337}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 20
| 6 October 1941
| 16:55
| I-18 (MiG-1){{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003|p=345}}
|
|-
| 11
| 15 July 1941
| 09:45
| [[Polikarpov I-16|I-16]]{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003|p=338}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 21
| 23 October 1941
| 15:20
| style="background:#faecc8" | Yak-1{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003|p=345}}?{{Refn|According to Mathews and Foreman claimed as a [[Yakovlev Yak-3]].{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2014|p=49}}|group="Note"}}
|
|-
| 12
| 15 July 1941
| 16:20
| DB-3{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003|p=338}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 22
| 27 October 1941
| 14:20
| DB-3{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003|p=345}}
|
|-
| 13
| 9 August 1941
| 12:05
| Pe-2{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003|p=341}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 23
| 12 November 1941
| 08:10
| SB-3{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003|p=346}}
|
|-
| 14
| 27 August 1941
| 16:50
| Pe-2{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003|p=343}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 24
| 12 November 1941
| 08:11
| SB-3{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003|p=346}}
|
|-
! colspan="10" | – 11. ''Staffel'' of ''Jagdgeschwader'' 51 –{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2014|pp=49–50}}<br /><small>Eastern Front — 6 December 1941 – 30 April 1942</small>
|-
| 25
| 4 February 42
| 12:55
| I-18 (MiG-1){{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2005|p=119}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 30
| 21 March 42
| 07:40
| Pe-2{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2005|p=119}}
|
|-
| 26
| 13 February 42
| 12:45
| I-18 (MiG-1){{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2005|p=119}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 31
| 1 April 42
| 10:55
| [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3|MiG-3]]{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2005|p=120}}
|
|-
| 27
| 18 February 42
| 12:47
| I-18 (MiG-1){{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2005|p=119}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 32
| 6 April 42
| 07:20
| Pe-2{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2005|p=120}}
|
|-
| 28
| 19 February 42
| 14:00
| I-61 (MiG-3){{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2005|p=119}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 33
| 6 April 42
| 14:35
| MiG-3{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2005|p=120}}
|
|-
| 29
| 18 March 42
| 14:12
| I-18 (MiG-1){{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2005|p=119}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" |
|
|
|
|
|-
! colspan="10" | – 11. ''Staffel'' of ''Jagdgeschwader'' 51 –{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2014|p=50}}<br /><small>Eastern Front — 1 May – August 1942</small>
|-
| 34
| 30 May 42
| 05:40
| MiG-3{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=352}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 38
| 3 August 42
| 06:50
| [[Ilyushin Il-2|Il-2]]
| PQ 47612{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=355}}<br />{{Convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} northeast of [[Rzhev]]
|-
| 35
| 13 July 42
| 09:35
| [[Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3|LaGG-3]]{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=354}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 39
| 4 August 42
| 12:14
| Il-2
| PQ 36291{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=355}}<br />{{Convert|5|km|mi|abbr=on}} west of Konaja
|-
| 36
| 2 August 42
| 11:55
| LaGG-3
| PQ 47551{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=355}}<br />{{Convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on}} north-northwest of Rzhev
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 40
| 5 August 42
| 06:10
| LaGG-3
| PQ 47662{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=355}}<br />{{Convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of [[Staritsa (town), Tver Oblast|Staritsa]]
|-
| 37
| 2 August 42
| 17:45
| LaGG-3
| PQ 47522{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=355}}<br />{{Convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} north-northwest of Rzhev
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 41
| 5 August 42
| 06:20
| Il-2
| PQ 47852{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=355}}<br />{{Convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on}} southeast of [[Zubtsov]]
|-
! colspan="10" | – 11. ''Staffel'' of ''Jagdgeschwader'' 51 –{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2014|p=50}}<br /><small>Eastern Front — April 1943</small>
|-
| 42
| 8 April 43
| 15:40
| Il-2
| PQ 35 Ost 45521{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=147}}<br />{{Convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on}} northeast of Utrikowo
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 43
| 8 April 43
| 15:42
| Il-2
| PQ 35 Ost 45342{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=147}}<br />{{Convert|25|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of [[Spas-Demensk]]
|-
! colspan="10" | – 7. ''Staffel'' of ''Jagdgeschwader'' 53 –{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2014|p=50}}<br /><small>Mediterranean Theater — July 1943</small>
|-
| 44
| 12 July 43
| 18:28
| Spitfire
| {{Convert|5|km|mi|abbr=on}} southeast of [[Ramacca]]{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2011|p=269}}
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" |
|
|
|
|
|-
! colspan="10" | – 9. ''Staffel'' of ''Jagdgeschwader'' 53 –{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2014|p=50}}<br /><small>Mediterranean Theater — 13 July – 31 December 1943</small>
|-
| 45
| 19 August 43
| 12:33
| [[Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress|B-17]]
| east of [[Salerno]]{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2011|p=269}}
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 48
| 3 September 43
| 13:53
| [[Consolidated B-24 Liberator|B-24]]
| {{Convert|5|km|mi|abbr=on}} west of [[Villa Literno]]{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2011|p=271}}
|-
| 46
| 20 August 43
| style="background:#faecc8" | 12:32?{{Refn|According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 12:22.{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2014|p=50}}|group="Note"}}
| [[Lockheed P-38 Lightning|P-38]]
| {{Convert|2|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of [[Castel Volturno]]{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2011|p=270}}
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 49
| 1 December 43
| 12:48
| P-38
| {{Convert|40|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of [[La Spezia]]{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2011|p=272}}
|-
| 47
| 28 August 43
| style="background:#faecc8" | 15:48?{{Refn|According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 15:25.{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2014|p=50}}|group="Note"}}
| P-38
| {{Convert|50|km|mi|abbr=on}} southeast of [[Fondi]]{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2011|p=270}}
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 50
| 28 December 43
| 11:45
| B-24
| {{Convert|32|km|mi|abbr=on}} south-southwest of [[Padua]]{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2011|p=272}}
|-
! colspan="10" | – 9. ''Staffel'' of ''Jagdgeschwader'' 53 –{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2014|p=50}}<br /><small>Mediterranean Theater — 1 January – 27 June 1944</small>
|-
| 51
| 6 February 44
| 16:37
| Spitfire
| {{Convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of [[Nettuno]]{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Bock|Balke|2021|p=254}}
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 52
| 14 April 44
| 10:24
| [[Republic P-47 Thunderbolt|P-47]]
| PQ 14 Ost S/FD-5{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Bock|Balke|2021|p=255}}<br />south of [[Elba]]
|}


On 4 August 1944, Barten was shot down in a [[Messerschmitt Bf 109]] in aerial combat with [[P-47 Thunderbolt]] belonging to the [[United States Army Air Forces]] near Rheinsehlen. He bailed out of his aircraft, but was shot while hanging in his parachute.<ref name="Obermaier p85">Obermaier 1989, p. 85.</ref>
===Awards===
*[[Honor Goblet of the Luftwaffe]] on 20 October 1941 as ''[[Oberfeldwebel]]'' in a ''Jagdgeschwader''{{sfn|Patzwall|2008|p=45}}
*[[German Cross]] in Gold on 22 May 1942 as ''[[Oberfeldwebel]]'' in the 11./''Jagdgeschwader'' 51{{sfn|Patzwall|Scherzer|2001|p=25}}
*[[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]] on 24 October 1944 as ''[[Oberleutnant]]'' and ''[[Staffelkapitän]] of the 9./''Jagdgeschwader'' 53{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=122}}{{Refn|According to Scherzer as ''[[Staffelkapitän]]'' in the III./''Jagdgeschwader'' 53.{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=203}}|group="Note"}}


==Notes==
==Awards==
*[[Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe]] awarded on 20 October 1941<ref name="Obermaier p85"/>
{{Reflist|group="Note"}}
*[[German Cross]] in Gold awarded on 22 May 1942 as ''[[Oberfeldwebel]]'' in the 11./Jagdgeschwader 51<ref>Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 25.</ref>
*[[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]] awarded posthumously on 24 October 1944 as Staffelkapitän in the III./Jagdgeschwader 53.<ref>Scherzer 2007, p. 203.</ref>


==References==
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Franz Barten
Born(1912-01-26)26 January 1912
Saarbrücken, Germany
Died4 August 1944(1944-08-04) (aged 32)
near Reinsehlen
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service/branchTemplate:Luftwaffe
RankHauptmann
UnitJG 77, JG 51, JG 53
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsEhrenpokal der Luftwaffe
German Cross in Gold
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (posthumous)

Franz Barten (26 January 1912 – 4 August 1944) was a World War II fighter ace from Germany. He was born on 26 January 1912 at Saarbrücken. Barten was credited with having shot down a total of 55 Allied aircraft.

On 4 August 1944, Barten was shot down in a Messerschmitt Bf 109 in aerial combat with P-47 Thunderbolt belonging to the United States Army Air Forces near Rheinsehlen. He bailed out of his aircraft, but was shot while hanging in his parachute.[1]

Awards

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b Obermaier 1989, p. 85.
  2. ^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 25.
  3. ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 203.

Bibliography

  • Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 – 1945 [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe Fighter Force 1939 – 1945] (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-065-7.
  • Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
  • Nietrug, Gerd (2004). Die Ritterkreuzträger des Saarlandes 1939 - 1945. Zweibrücken: VDM Nickel. ISBN 3-925480-93-5.
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