Kurt Wintgens
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 108 years ago |
Date of birth | August 1,1894 |
Zodiac sign | Leo |
Born | Prudnik |
Poland | |
Date of died | September 25,1916 |
Died | Villers-Carbonnel |
France | |
Rank | Leutnant |
Service/branch | Luftstreitkräfte |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1101974 |
Kurt Wintgens Life story
Leutnant Kurt Wintgens was a German World War I fighter ace. He was the first military fighter pilot to score a victory over an opposing aircraft, while piloting an aircraft armed with a synchronized machine gun. Wintgens was the recipient of the Iron Cross and the Pour le Mérite.