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| Name: | Carl "Charly" Degelow | Country: | Germany | Rank: | Leutnant | Squadrons: | FAA 216 Jasta 7, 36, 40 | Victories: | 30 | Born: | 5 January 1891 | Place of Birth: | Munsterdorf | Died: | 9 November 1970 | | Place of Death: | Hamburg |
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| | When the war began, Degelow joined the infantry and served with distinction in France and Russia. In 1916, he transferred to the German Air Service and began flying artillery support missions in Albatros two-seaters. Briefly assigned to Jasta 36 for single seat fighter training, Degelow was reassigned after wounding a man on the ground during gunnery practice. He was the last German pilot of the war to be awarded the Ordre Pour le Mérite (Blue Max). His book, "With the White Stag Through Thick and Thin," was published in 1920. Degelow was a Major in the Luftwaffe during World War II. |
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