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Hans Imelmann [Germany]

Name:Hans Imelmann
Country:Germany
Rank:Leutnant
Squadrons:Jasta 2
Kek Metz
Victories:6
Born:14 May 1897
Place of Birth:Hannover
Died:23 January 1917Killed In Action
Place of Death:Near Miraumont
Iron Cross 1st ClassHans Imelmann

Notes
An Eindecker pilot with Kek Metz, Imelmann was selected by Oswald Boelcke for service with Jasta 2. Having scored six victories during the last three months of 1916, Imelmann was the first German ace to be shot down in 1917. In an encounter with a B.E.2c, Immelman's Albatros went down in flames after an accurate burst of machine gun fire struck his fuel tank.

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