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| rdfs:comment | - Generalleutnant Franz Walz began his military career in the infantry in 1905. In 1912, he switched to aviation. He attained the rank of Hauptmann (Captain) while becoming a flying ace during World War I. He flew more than 500 combat sorties in Palestine and upon the Western Front. He scored seven confirmed aerial victories in the latter theater. His later career led him to join the Luftwaffe during World War II. Toward the end of the war, he was captured by the Russians and died in one of their prison camps in December 1945.
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| Commands | - Feldflieger Abteilung 3 ,
- Flieger-Abteilung 304
- Jagdstaffel 19,
- Jagdstaffel 2,
- Jagdstaffel 34,
- Kampfstaffel 2 ,
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| Birth Place | - Speyer, Kingdom of Bavaria, the German Empire
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| laterwork | - Joined Luftwaffe and rose to become Generalleutnant during World War II
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| abstract | - Generalleutnant Franz Walz began his military career in the infantry in 1905. In 1912, he switched to aviation. He attained the rank of Hauptmann (Captain) while becoming a flying ace during World War I. He flew more than 500 combat sorties in Palestine and upon the Western Front. He scored seven confirmed aerial victories in the latter theater. His later career led him to join the Luftwaffe during World War II. Toward the end of the war, he was captured by the Russians and died in one of their prison camps in December 1945.
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