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Carl Degelow [Germany]

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
Ordre Pour le Mérite (Blue Max)
Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Class
Carl Degelow [Thanks to Carsten Kopke at Arrowsoft Verlag]

Notes
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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