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Kurt Wolff [Germany]

Name:Kurt Wolff
Country:Germany
Rank:Oberleutnant
Squadrons:Jasta 11, 29
Victories:33
Born:6 February 1895
Place of Birth:Greifswald, Pomerania
Died:15 September 1917Killed In Action
Place of Death:Near Moorslede
Ordre Pour le Mérite (Blue Max)
Knight's Cross with Swords of the Hohenzollern House Order
Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Class
Kurt Wolff

Notes
Wolff entered the military in 1912 and transferred to the German Air Service in 1915. On his very first flight, Wolff survived a crash that dislocated his shoulder and killed the aircraft's pilot. On 11 April 1917, Wolff shot down Irish ace David Tidmarsh. On 11 July 1917, Wolff's left hand was injured in a dogfight with 10 Naval of the RNAS. He returned to duty on 11 September 1917 and began flying the new Fokker DR.I. Four days later, in another encounter with 10 Naval, Wolff was killed in combat. His "Dreidecker" was shot down by English ace Norman McGregor.

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