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chased one bomber, Adam had attacked and broken up the rest of a formation of enemy bombers, and continued the pursuit despite damage to his own aircraft, until his squadron had destroyed the enemy formation. For a commoner, award of the
Military Order of Max Joseph carried with it a patent of
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Dostler was shot down. Adam scored again the following day, then ran off seven more victories in September. He scored his 21st and final victory on 6 November 1917.
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Virtuti Pro Patria: Der königlich bayerische Militär-Max-Joseph-Orden
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Hans Ritter von Adam was born as Hans Adam on 24 May 1886, in
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