Oswald Boelcke
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 108 years ago |
Date of birth | May 19,1891 |
Zodiac sign | Taurus |
Born | Halle (Saale) |
Germany | |
Date of died | October 28,1916 |
Died | France |
Years of service | 1911–1916 |
Service/branch | Luftstreitkräfte |
Job | Aviator |
Books | An Aviators̓ Field Book, Being the Field Reports of Oswald Bölcke, from August 1, 1914 to October 28, 1916 |
Richthofen & Boelcke in Their Own Words | |
An Aviator's Field Book | |
Awards | Iron Cross |
Lifesaving Medal | |
Imtiyaz Medal | |
Order of Bravery | |
Pour le Mérite | |
Order of the Iron Crown | |
Buried | Ehrenfriedhof, Lübeck, Germany |
Rank | Hauptmann |
Servicebranch | Luftstreitkräfte |
Place of burial | Ehrenfriedhof, Lübeck, Germany |
Nationality | German |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 582418 |
Oswald Boelcke Life story
Oswald Boelcke PlM was a World War I German professional soldier and pioneering flying ace credited with 40 aerial victories. Boelcke is honored as the father of the German fighter air force, and of air combat as a whole.