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Georg von Hantelmann [Germany]

Name:Georg von Hantelmann
Country:Germany
Rank:Leutnant
Squadrons:Jasta 15, 18
Victories:25
Born:9 October 1898
Place of Birth:
Died:7 September 1924
Place of Death:East Prussia
Knight's Cross with Swords of the Hohenzollern House Order
Iron Cross 1st and 2nd class
Georg von Hantelmann [Thanks to Carsten Kopke at Arrowsoft Verlag]

Notes
One of the youngest German aces, von Hantelmann joined the army in 1916, serving with a Hussar cavalry regiment before transferring to the German Air Service. On the fuselage of each of his aircraft, he painted the death's head insignia of his former regiment. Flying the Fokker D.VII, von Hantelmann shot down at least three Allied aces:
United StatesDavid Putnam - 12 September 1918
United StatesJoseph Wehner - 18 September 1918
FranceMaurice Boyau - 16 September 1918

Although he was recommended for the Blue Max, the war ended before it could be awarded. Hantelmann was murdered at his home in East Prussia by Polish poachers.


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