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Oswald Boelcke

1891 - 1916

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Oswald Boelcke (German: [ˈbœlkə]; 19 May 1891 – 28 October 1916) 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. He was a highly influential mentor, patrol leader, and tactician in the first years of air combat, 1915 and 1916. Boelcke fulfilled his childhood dream of a military career by joining the Imperial German Army on 15 March 1911. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Oswald Boelcke is the 786th most popular military personnel (down from 753rd in 2019), the 1,998th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,856th in 2019) and the 142nd most popular German Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Oswald Boelcke ranks 786 out of 2,058. Before him are Boris Sheremetev, Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, Peter Townsend, Takeo Takagi, Iphicrates, and Hua Xiong. After him are Sergey Gorshkov, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Rudolf Schmundt, David Farragut, Helmuth von Pannwitz, and Nikolay Gumilyov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1891, Oswald Boelcke ranks 68. Before him are Karl-Adolf Hollidt, Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma, John Langenus, Lilya Brik, Dimitrije Ljotić, and Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen. After him are Walter A. Shewhart, Emiliano Mercado del Toro, Lajos Zilahy, Hans F. K. Günther, Kim Seong-su, and Poul Nielsen. Among people deceased in 1916, Oswald Boelcke ranks 60. Before him are Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Fredrik Idestam, Ōyama Iwao, Thomas Eakins, Max Immelmann, and Paolo Tosti. After him are Herbert Kilpin, Princess Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau, Petar Kočić, Friedrich Ernst Dorn, Isa Boletini, and August Leskien.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Oswald Boelcke ranks 1,999 out of 7,253. Before him are Otto Brunfels (1488), Wolfgang Sawallisch (1923), Gustav Nachtigal (1834), Ernst Moritz Arndt (1769), Jean Cabanis (1816), and Friedrich Naumann (1860). After him are Princess Vilhelmine Marie of Denmark (1808), Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia (1200), Wilhelm Ackermann (1896), Isidor Straus (1845), Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg (1772), and Princess Hildegard of Bavaria (1825).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Oswald Boelcke ranks 142. Before him are Herbert Kappler (1907), Hans Hermann von Katte (1704), Max Immelmann (1890), Erich Brandenberger (1892), Heinz Hitler (1920), and Wilhelm Rediess (1900). After him are Hermann Priess (1901), Wilhelm Souchon (1864), Rudolf Schmidt (1886), Theodor Wisch (1907), Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Bülow (1755), and Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben (1730).

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