Werner Schroer was born on 12 December 1918 at Mülheim in Ruhr. His Luftwaffe career began in 1937 as a member of the ground staff. In May 1940 he completed his flying training. On 27 August 1940 he joined 2./JG 27 based on the Channel front. He flew his first combat missions during the Battle of Britain but did not claim any confirmed victories. In March 1941, I./JG 27 was deployed to North Africa in order to support the Afrika Korps under the command of Erwin Rommel. Schroer claimed his first victory, a RAF Hurricane, on 19 April 1941, however, his Bf 109 E (WNr 3790) was hit and he had to make a forced-landing near his airfield with 48 bullet holes in his aircraft. On 21 April, in an engagement with RAF Hurricanes, an aircraft collided with his Bf 109 E (WNr 4170) slightly injuring him and requiring him to make another forced-landing. By the end of 1941 his score stood at seven. In March 1942, he was appointed Adjutant of I./JG 27. He was appointed Staffelkapitän of 8./JG 27 on 22 June. In July he recorded 16 victories. On 9 September, he was awarded the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold. He shot down 13 enemy aircraft in September, including six on 15 September to record his 35th through 40th victories. In October, Schroer claimed 15 victories. Leutnant Schroer was awarded the Ritterkreuz on 21 October for 49 victories. On 4 November, Schroer, with Alfred Stückler (10 victories), shot down two four-engined B-24s. On 11 February 1943, Schroer reportedly shot down two RAF Beauforts, although he claimed them as B-26s. When Major Gustav Rödel (98 victories, including 13 four-engined bombers, RK-EL) was appointed Kommodore of JG 27, Hauptmann Schroer took his place as Gruppenkommandeur of II./JG 27 on 22 April 1943. Operating over Sicily and southern Italy, between 29 April and 23 July, Schroer was to claim 22 Allied aircraft shot down, including 12 four-engined bombers. On 2 August, he became the 268th recipient of the Eichenlaub, awarded for his 84 victories. In August 1943, II./JG 27 was redeployed to Wiesbaden-Erbenheim in Germany for Reichsverteidigung duties. On 6 September, Schroer led the Gruppe on an interception of a formation of 262 B-17s. In all 45 American bombers were lost including four shot down by II./JG 27, three of which were claimed by Schroer as his victories 86 through 88. On 3 March 1944, Major Schroer scored his 99th victory and was appointed Gruppenkommandeur of III./JG 54, relieving Major Rudolf Sinner (39 victories, DK) who had been badly wounded on 6 March attacking a formation of four-engined bombers. III./JG 54 was based at Lüneberg and flew the Bf 109 G-6. On 24 May, Schroer shot down a P-51 and two P-47s for his 100th to 102nd victories. On 21 July 1944, Schroer relinquished command of III./JG 54 to Hauptmann Robert “Bazi” Weiss (121 victories, RK-EL, killed in action 29 December 1944). Schroer was transferred to a fighter pilot school as an instructor. On 4 August, he had to make a forced-landing when his engine malfunctioned. From November 1944 to February 1945 Schroer was retained in a training role. On 14 February 1945, Schroer was appointed Kommodore of JG 3. With this unit he quickly claimed 12 Russian aircraft destroyed. On 19 April 1945 he became the 144th recipient of the Schwertern. Werner Schroer survived the war. He died on 10 February 1985 in Munich, aged 67.
    Werner Schroer was credited with 114 victories flying 197 missions. 102 of his victories were scored on the Western front, including 61 claimed over North Africa, and 26 four-engined bombers.
 

No	Date	Time	A/c Type	Unit	Location / Comments
1.	19.4.1941	-	Hurricane	1./JG 27	W Tobruk
2.	25.6.1941	-	Hurricane	1./JG 27	S Sidi Barrani
3.	8.7.1941	-	Hurricane	1./JG 27	W Bardia
4.	19.7.1941	18:17	P-40	1./JG 27	NE Ras Asaz
5.	21.8.1941	18.20	Hurricane	1./JG 27	NE Bardia
6.	29.8.1941	18:10	P-40	1./JG 27	NW Sidi Barrani
7.	14.9.1941	15:55	Hurricane	1./JG 27	S El Hambra
8.	30.5.1942	14:05	P-40	Stab I./JG 27	NE Bir Hacheim
9.	10.6.1942	7:49	P-40	Stab I./JG 27	5km W Bir Hacheim
10.	15.6.1942	18:06	P-40	Stab I./JG 27	NW El Adem
11.	15.6.1942	18:11	P-40	Stab I./JG 27	NW El Adem
12.	23.6.1942	14:40	P-40	8./JG 27	10km S Sidi Omar
13.	26.6.1942	11:40	P-40	8./JG 27	SW Mersa Matruch
14.	26.6.1942	11:44	Hurricane	8./JG 27	SW Mersa Matruch
15.	26.6.1942	16:10	P-40	8./JG 27	SW Mersa Matruch
16.	2.7.1942	7:00	P-40	8./JG 27	SE El-Alamein
17.	2.7.1942	7:05	P-40	8./JG 27	E El-Alamein
18.	3.7.1942	14:40	Hurricane	8./JG 27	S Imayid
19.	3.7.1942	14:47	Hurricane	8./JG 27	SE El-Hammam
20.	3.7.1942	14:50	P-40	8./JG 27	SE El-Hammam
21.	4.7.1942	18:40	P-40	8./JG 27	SE El-Alamein
22.	6.7.1942	11:45	P-40	8./JG 27	20km SW El-Alamein
23.	6.7.1942	11:48	P-40	8./JG 27	21km SW El-Alamein
24.	11.7.1942	16:05	Spitfire	8./JG 27	SE El-Alamein
25.	11.7.1942	16:10	P-40	8./JG 27	SW El-Alamein
26.	13.7.1942	9:57	Hurricane	8./JG 27	S El Hammam
27.	13.7.1942	10:02	Hurricane	8./JG 27	S El Hammam
28.	13.7.1942	10:05	Hurricane	8./JG 27	S El Hammam
29.	14.7.1942	10:15	P-40	8./JG 27	SW El-Alamein
30.	16.7.1942	18:30	P-40	8./JG 27	SW El-Alamein
31.	17.7.1942	18:25	P-40	8./JG 27	W El-Alamein
32.	8.9.1942	12:45	Spitfire	8./JG 27	Deir-El-Tarfa area
33.	8.9.1942	12:50	Spitfire	8./JG 27	Deir-El-Tarfa area
34.	13.9.1942	17:25	P-40	8./JG 27	7km SW El-Alamein
35.	15.9.1942	11:40	P-40	8./JG 27	W El-Alamein
36.	15.9.1942	11:43	P-40	8./JG 27	W El-Alamein
37.	15.9.1942	11:55	P-40	8./JG 27	S El-Alamein
38.	15.9.1942	16:45	P-40	8./JG 27	NE Deir-El-Tarfa
39.	15.9.1942	16:55	P-40	8./JG 27	NE Deir-El-Tarfa
40.	15.9.1942	17:03	Spitfire	8./JG 27	El-Alamein area
41.	16.9.1942	9:25	P-40	8./JG 27	S El-Alamein
42.	20.9.1942	16:33	P-40	8./JG 27	8km SW El-Alamein
43.	21.9.1942	16:30	Spitfire	8./JG 27	N El-Hammam
44.	30.9.1942	10:30	Spitfire	8./JG 27	Abu-Dweis
45.	2.10.1942	15:40	P-40	8./JG 27	NNE Deir-El-Tarfa
46.	9.10.1942	9:25	Boston	8./JG 27	NE El-Daba
47.	9.10.1942	16:15	Spitfire	8./JG 27	NW El-Daba
48.	9.10.1942	16:20	Hurricane	8./JG 27	SE Bir-el-Abd
49.	20.10.1942	14:12	P-40	8./JG 27	SW Deir-El-Tarfa
50.	23.10.1942	8:00	P-46	8./JG 27	NE El-Alamein
51.	23.10.1942	8:30	P-46	8./JG 27	SE El-Alamein
52.	24.10.1942	8:25	P-40	8./JG 27	NE El-Alamein
53.	24.10.1942	16:45	Hurricane	8./JG 27	SW El-Alamein
54.	26.10.1942	13:10	P-40	8./JG 27	W El-Alamein
55.	27.10.1942	-	P-40	8./JG 27	NW Quotaifiya
56.	27.10.1942	-	P-40	8./JG 27	N Quotaifiya
57.	27.10.1942	-	P-40	8./JG 27	NE El-Daba
58.	29.10.1942	12:25	Spitfire	8./JG 27	S El-Alamein
59.	30.10.1942	9:20	P-39	8./JG 27	SSE El-Daba
60.	4.11.1942	12:15	B-24	8./JG 27	between Sollum and Benghasi
61.	16.11.1942	15:20	P-40	8./JG 27	S Tecis
62.	11.2.1943	13:30	B-26	8./JG 27	NNE Karpathos / in fact Beaufort
63.	11.2.1943	13:34	B-26	8./JG 27	NNE Karpathos / in fact Beaufort
64.	29.4.1943	18:08	P-38	Stab II./JG 27	60km SE Maréttimo
65.	29.4.1943	18:10	P-38	Stab II./JG 27	60km SE Maréttimo
66.	5.5.1943	15:00	B-24	Stab II./JG 27	NW Maréttimo
67.	9.5.1943	13:10	B-24	Stab II./JG 27	E Capo Gallo
68.	9.5.1943	13:40	P-38	Stab II./JG 27	70km NW Capo San Vito
69.	11.5.1943	11:46	P-38	Stab II./JG 27	60km NE Cap Bon
70.	11.5.1943	12:14	B-17	Stab II./JG 27	S Marsala
71.	18.5.1943	13:45	B-17	Stab II./JG 27	NW Trapani
72.	19.5.1943	13:42	P-38	Stab II./JG 27	W Maréttimo
73.	21.5.1943	11:21	B-17	Stab II./JG 27	S Marsala
74.	21.5.1943	11:28	Spitfire	Stab II./JG 27	NW Pantelleria
75.	25.5.1943	11:17	B-17	Stab II./JG 27	NW Maréttimo
76.	31.5.1943	14:40	B-17	Stab II./JG 27	WNW Trapani
77.	7.6.1943	6:44	P-40	Stab II./JG 27	5km N Pantelleria
78.	10.6.1943	9:26	P-46	Stab II./JG 27	3km SSW Granitola Torreta
79.	10.6.1943	9:27	P-46	Stab II./JG 27	4km SSW Granitola Torreta
80.	10.6.1943	-	Boston	Stab II./JG 27
81.	15.6.1943	8:23	B-17	Stab II./JG 27	2km W Favignana
82.	11.7.1943	13:20	B-24	Stab II./JG 27	25km S Crotone
83.	16.7.1943	13:00	B-24	Stab II./JG 27	5km SW Santeramo in Colle
84.	16.7.1943	13:15	B-24	Stab II./JG 27	10km WSW Bari
85.	23.7.1943	14:10	B-17	Stab II./JG 27	20km N Stromboli
86.	6.9.1943	11:08	B-17	Stab II./JG 27	E Geislingen
87.	6.9.1943	-	B-17 HSS	Stab II./JG 27	S Echterdingen
88.	6.9.1943	-	B-17 HSS	Stab II./JG 27	SE Stuttgart
89.	14.10.1943	-	B-17	Stab II./JG 27	Alzey
90.	29.11.1943	14:48	B-17	Stab II./JG 27	SSW Bremen
91.	19.12.1943	12:38	B-17	Stab II./JG 27	Krimml
92.	7.1.1944	12:07	P-38	Stab II./JG 27	N Saarbrücken
93.	7.1.1944	12:20	P-38	Stab II./JG 27	N Saarbrücken
94.	11.1.1944	12:25	B-24	Stab II./JG 27	SE Assen
95.	11.1.1944	13:30	B-17 HSS	Stab II./JG 27	W Almelo
96.	29.1.1944	11:02	B-17 HSS	Stab II./JG 27	St. Wendel
97.	25.2.1944	12:28	B-17	Stab II./JG 27	20km NE Chiemsee
98.	25.2.1944	12:31	B-17	Stab II./JG 27	Altötting
99.	3.3.1944	12:23	P-38	Stab II./JG 27	Magdeburg
100.	24.5.1944	-	B-17	Stab III./JG 54
101.	24.5.1944	-	B-17	Stab III./JG 54
102.	24.5.1944	-	P-51	Stab III./JG 54
103.	11.3.1945	-	P-39	Stab JG 3
104.	11.3.1945	-	Pe-2	Stab JG 3
105.	11.3.1945	-	Pe-2	Stab JG 3
106.	15.3.1945	-	P-39	Stab JG 3
107.	15.3.1945	-	La-5	Stab JG 3
108.	15.3.1945	-	Yak-3	Stab JG 3
109.	19.4.1945	-	Il-2	Stab JG 3
110.	19.4.1945	-	Yak-3	Stab JG 3
111.	24.4.1945	-	Yak-3	Stab JG 3
112.	24.4.1945	-	Yak-9	Stab JG 3
113.	26.4.1945	-	La-5	Stab JG 3
114.	26.4.1945	-	La-5	Stab JG 3

Victories : 114
Awards : Knight`s Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
Units : JG 27, JG 54, JG 3