A German Pilot rides into captivity after his plane, from which he was strafing American positions near Weisweiler, was brought down by anti-aircraft fire out of a formation of 25 Luftwaffe aircraft during Operation Queen. The operation was aimed against the Rur river, as a staging point for a subsequent thrust over the river to the Rhine into Germany. It was conducted by the 1st and 9th U.S. Armies and was a German defensive victory. Weisweiler, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. 9 December 1944.
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Who is the pilot?
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