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Fritz Rumey [Germany]

Name:Fritz Rumey
Country:Germany
Rank:Leutnant
Squadrons:FAA 19
Jasta 2, 5
Victories:45
Born:3 March 1891
Place of Birth:Konigsberg
Died:27 September 1918Killed In Action
Place of Death:Neuville St. Remy
Ordre Pour le Mérite (Blue Max)
Iron Cross 2nd Class
Fritz Rumey

Notes
When the war began, Rumey was serving with the 45th Infantry Regiment. After serving with the 3rd Grenadier Regiment on the Russian Front, he transferred to the German Air Service in the summer of 1915. Serving first as an observer with FAA 219, he completed Jastaschule and was assigned to Jasta 2 in May 1917. The following month, he was reassigned to Jasta 5. On 26 June 1918, he scored his 25th victory, shooting down a Sopwith Camel flown by Canadian ace Edward Eaton. Rumey was wounded in action on 25 August 1918 and again on 24 September 1918. Three days later, in his last dogfight, Rumey's Fokker D.VII was badly damaged when he collided with an S.E.5a flown by South African ace George Lawson. Rumey jumped from his plane but was killed when his parachute failed to open.

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