Zweigar, Eugen-Ludwig, born 03-05-1914, in Sarreguemines, Departement de la Moselle, 
Lorraine, France. Eugen joined Hermann Göring‘s 
Luftwaffe and became a German fighter ace. Eugen was a recipient of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross 
during World War II, awarded by Nazi Germany for extreme battlefield bravery. He was credited with 69 victories.
On 11-11-1941, Zweigar made a forced landing at Sablin, near Lyuban, following combat damage sustained to his Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-2 (Nr 12943—factory number). 
Lyuban 
is a town in Tosnensky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the Tigoda River 85 kilometers (53 mi) southeast of St. Petersburg.
The Focke-Wulf Fw 190, nicknamed Würger (Shrike) is a German single-seat, single-engine fighter aircraft designed by Kurt Tank at Focke-Wulf in the late 1930s and widely used during World War II. Along with its well-known counterpart, the Messerschmitt Bf 109, the Fw 190 became the backbone of the Jagdwaffe (Fighter Force) of the Luftwaffe. The twin-row BMW 801 radial engine that powered most operational versions enabled the Fw 190 to lift larger loads than the Bf 109, allowing its use as a day fighter, fighter-bomber, ground-attack aircraft and to a lesser degree, night fighter.
On 27-07-1943, Zweigart was shot down in his Bf 109 G-6 by Supermarine Spitfire fighters 
, bailing out near Noorden. The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force 
and other Allied countries before, during, and after World War II. It was the only British fighter produced continuously throughout the war. The Spitfire remains popular among enthusiasts. Around 70 remain airworthy, and many more are static exhibits in aviation museums throughout the world.
Death and burial ground of Zweigar, Eugen-Ludwig.
On 08-06-1944, Zweigart was shot down flying Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-8 
in aerial combat near Les Champeaux, France. Zweigar, age 30, bailed out and was allegedly shot and killed while hanging in his parachute. 
Attacks on parachutists, as defined by the law of war, occur when pilots, aircrew, and passengers are attacked while descending by parachute from disabled aircraft during wartime. Such parachutists are considered hors de combat and it is made a war crime to attack them in an interstate armed conflict under Additional Protocol I to the 1949 Geneva Conventions. However, firing on airborne forces who are descending by parachute (i.e. paratroopers) is not prohibited.
Eugen-Ludwig was interred at the Saint-Désir-de-Lisieux German war cemetery, 496 Rue de la Libération, 14100 Saint-Désir, France, Section, Block 1 Row 45 Grave 984.
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