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| Willi Schludecker |
On April 25 and 27, 1942, Willi Schludecker was just a 21 year old when took a part of three raids on Bath. His Dornier Do217E unloaded nearly 4,000 kg of bombs on the city of Bath. The three night-time Luftwaffe raids have killed nearly 400 people and destroyed more than 19,000 buildings in the Georgian city of Bath, which had a population of 68,000 at the time.. Churchill had been rumored to be staying at the Abbey Hotel in Bath, but Luftwaffe bombs didn't hit hotel.
Willi Schludecker flew more than 120 bombing and mine-laying missions over England, Russia and the Balkans. The average life span of a German pilot at the time was seven sorties. He won two Iron Crosses and is a genuine war hero - just on the wrong side.
