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Ernst Bormann [Germany]

Name:Ernst Bormann
Country:Germany
Rank:Leutnant
Squadrons:FA 42; Jasta 2
Victories:16
Born:5 November 1897
Place of Birth:Kirchbreck
Died:1 August 1960
Place of Death:Dusseldorf
Ernst Bormann

Notes
An officer cadet, Bormann joined a reserve infantry regiment in 1915. Transferring to the German Air Service in 1917, he was assigned to Jasta 2 in May 1918. Flying the Fokker D.VII, he was credited with sixteen victories, eight of them being Sopwith Camels. After the war, Bormann worked as a flying instructor before joining the Luftwaffe in 1934. During World War II, he attained the rank of Major General. Captured by the Russians in 1945, he was incarcerated for ten years.

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