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Werner Junck (28 December 1895 – 6 August 1976) was a German general in the Luftwaffe during World War II, serving in Iraq and later in the Baltic campaign. He claimed five aerial victories during World War I.Obermaier 1989, p. 141.
In October 1916, as Die Fliegertruppen morphed into the Luftstreitkräfte, Junck was transferred to a fighter squadron, Jagdstaffel 8. He achieved his first aerial victory on 24 April 1917, downing a 20 Squadron FE.2d east of Ypres. He rose to command of the jasta on 4 April 1918 and stayed with it through the war's end. Junck was wounded three times and shot down four SPADs in northern France before the Armistice. His five victories made him an ace. His three wounds qualified him for a Wound Badge, though there is no record it was awarded to him. German Wound Badge page, The Aerodrome website
Later in 1934, he joined the nascent Luftwaffe with the rank of major. By 1938 or 1939, he was an Oberstleutnant commanding Jagdgruppe 334.
Later in the war, Junck led forces as Jagdfliegerführer Deutsche Bucht (Fighter Leader German Bight) in the Baltic campaign.
Interwar period
Werner Junck was an instructor at the Reichswehr's secret Lipetsk fighter-pilot school in the Soviet Union from 1925 to 1928. Junck also participated in the first, third and fourth Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) Tourist Plane Contests: Challenge 1929 (27th place), Challenge 1932 (14th place), and Challenge 1934 (6th place).Les ailes n° 692, 20 aout 1934, page 6
World War II
Junck's best-known role in World War II was as Fliegerführer (squadron commander) of unit Sonderkommando Junck (Special Force Junck), the Luftwaffe component of the Sonderstab F mission in Iraq in early May 1941. The purpose of Special Staff F was to aid General Rashid Ali's rebel government after it overthrew the pro-British regime the previous month. On 29 May, the mission retreated from Iraq.
Later years
In 1960 he was appointed honorary chairman of the Gemeinschaft der Jagdflieger, the Association of Fighter Pilots.
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Categories: 1895 Births, 1976 Deaths, German World War I Flying Aces, German Test Pilots, Lieutenant Generals Of The Luftwaffe, Luftwaffe World War Ii Generals, Generals Of Aviators, Recipients Of The Knight's Cross Of The Iron Cross, Luftstreitkräfte Personnel, Reichswehr Personnel, Prussian Army Personnel, Military Personnel From Magdeburg, Military Personnel From The Province Of Saxony, Burials At Munich Waldfriedhof, People Of The Anglo-iraqi War
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