Karl Allmenröder
German World War I flying ace / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Leutnant Karl Allmenröder (3 May 1896 – 27 June 1917) was a German World War I flying ace credited with 30 aerial victories. The medical student son of a preacher father was seasoned in the trenches as an 18-year-old artilleryman in the early days of the First World War, earning promotion via battlefield commission to Leutnant on 30 March 1915. After transferring to aviation and serving some time as an artillery spotter in two-seater reconnaissance airplanes, he transferred to flying fighter aircraft with Jagdstaffel 11 in November 1916. As Manfred von Richthofen's protege, Karl Allmenröder scored the first of his 30 confirmed victories on 16 February 1917. Flying a scarlet Albatros D.III trimmed out with white nose and elevators, Allmenröder would score a constant string of aerial victories until 26 June 1917, the day before his death. On 27 June 1917, Karl Allmenröder fell to his death near Zillebeke, Belgium. His posthumous legacy of patriotic courage would later be abused as propaganda by the Nazis.
Karl Allmenröder | |
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Nickname(s) | Karlchen |
Born | (1896-05-03)3 May 1896 Wald, Rhine Province, German Empire |
Died | 27 June 1917(1917-06-27) (aged 21) Zillebeke, Belgium |
Buried | Evangelical Cemetery, Wald, Germany |
Allegiance | German Empire |
Service/ | Artillery, Air Service |
Years of service | 1914–17 |
Rank | Leutnant |
Unit | Field Artillery Regiments 62 & 20; Flieger-Abteilung (Artillerie) [Flier Detachment (Artillery)] 227; Jagdstaffel 11 |
Commands held | Jagdstaffel 11 |
Awards | Kingdom of Prussia: Pour le Merite; Royal House Order of Hohenzollern; Iron Cross First Class; Grand Duchy of Oldenburg: Friedrich-August Cross; Kingdom of Bavaria: Militar Kronen Orden (posthumous) |
Relations | Wilhelm Allmenröder (brother) |