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Hermann Frommherz

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Triplane on 1 March 1918, he began a string of 30 victories that ran from 3 June 1918 until the war's end. He had two victories in June, six each in July and August, ten in September, four in October, and two on 4 November. Notable among his kills were the half dozen against the formidable
333:, having scored the required 20 victories; however, the award was still unapproved upon the Kaiser's abdication. Despite this non-award, Frommherz was seen wearing the decoration after the war; he had certainly fulfilled the criteria for it. 299:, then nurse-maided into combat with an experienced pilot to watch over him. As de Ridder stated, "He was so concerned about his boys." When de Ridder was wounded, Frommherz brought de Ridder's newly awarded 464:"US Air Service over German Air Service" Query His 10th Victory July 28, 1918 was a Salmson Observation aircraft of the U.S. 12th Aero Squadron: Pilot 2/Lt AP Baker WIA/PoW and Observer 2/Lt JC Lumsden KIA. 375:; when it was reconstituted as JG 142, he continued in command until the first day of 1939. As such, he was involved in the German invasion and conquest of Czechoslovakia, which had the code name 295:
Leutnant Frommherz had a good reputation as a commanding officer. Ernst de Ridder, when newly assigned to the Jasta, claimed he was allowed to retrain himself from the Fokker Dr.1 to the
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Frommherz was injured in a crash on 1 May 1917. By October, when he had recovered, he was seconded to instructor duty with FEA 3. In December, he received
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fighter pilot. He was credited with 32 victories. During World War II he was involved in the German takeover of Czechoslovakia and rose to become a
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in the Soviet Union. Frommherz became an instructor there in 1925. He was also an instructor in China. From 1931 to 1932, he taught the pilots of
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on 30 September 1918, when his victory total stood at 26. The following month, he received the Knight's Cross of the Grand Duchy of Baden's
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as a Leutnant on 1 August 1916. Kasta 20 then moved to serve in Romania in December 1916, before being posted onward to Macedonia and
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in February 1915. By April 1915, he was with the 113th Infantry Regiment. On 1 June 1915, he transferred to aviation service.
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as his second on the 14th. Both times, he forced the plane to land and the English pilot or crew were taken prisoner.
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insignia. It consisted of the yellow nose and tail common to his Jasta, along with red and black chevrons of a
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region of Germany near the Swiss border. He studied engineering in Stuttgart. In late 1911, he joined the
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Postwar, Frommherz was active in the German Police Aviation Service. He also flew mail for
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Frommherz's blooming career now garnered him the Knight's Cross with Swords of the
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nicknamed "Blaue Maus", Frommherz scored his first victory on 11 April 1917 – a
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and had been named for him after he was killed in action. Flying a light blue
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Beginning in 1922, the German high command ran a secret training site at
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Hermann Frommherz returned to civic affairs in his native town of
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from the Kingdom of Saxony. Frommherz was also nominated for the
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He was Commanding Officer of I Gruppe, 382:As a Major General, he was Commander of 410: 540:http://www.ww2.dk/air/jagd/jg134.html 528:http://www.ww2.dk/air/jagd/jg142.html 7: 785:People from the Grand Duchy of Baden 672:VanWyngarden, Greg; Dempsey, Harry. 630:Franks, Norman; VanWyngarden, Greg. 581:; Bailey, Frank W.; Guest, Russell. 137:(10 August 1891 – 30 December 1964) 323:Karl Friedrich Military Merit Order 147:Military Karl-Friedrich Merit Order 126:Military Karl-Friedrich Merit Order 538:Jagdgeschwader 134 "Horst Wessel" 526:Jagdgeschwader 142 "Horst Wessel" 360:'s new air force fighter tactics. 14: 720:1 April 1942 – 30 September 1942 514:Aviation of World War II website 493:Franks, VanWyngarden 2003, p. 82. 417:Franks, VanWyngarden 2003, p. 81. 207:(Tactical Bomber Squadron) 20 of 143:Royal House Order of Hohenzollern 121:Royal House Order of Hohenzollern 716:Jagdfliegerführer Deutsche Bucht 632:Fokker D VII Aces of World War 1 566:Jagdfliegerführer Deutsche Bucht 384:Jagdfliegerführer Deutsche Bucht 790:Major generals of the Luftwaffe 765:Luftwaffe World War II generals 445:Franks et al 1993, pp. 111–112. 760:German World War I flying aces 177:Jäger-Bataillon Nr. 14 in the 165:Hermann Frommherz was born in 1: 327:Military Order of Saint Henry 133:Generalmajor (Major General) 755:People from Waldshut-Tiengen 609:Albatros Aces of World War 1 504:http://www.pourlemerite.org/ 253:Royal Aircraft Factory BE 2e 676:. 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Grub Street, 1993. 475:Tegler, Eric (2001). 343:Deutsche Luftreederei 94:Years of service 280:Bristol F.2 Fighters 175:Mecklenburg-Schwerin 454:Franks 2002, p. 92. 347:Deutsche Luft Hansa 345:, a predecessor to 369:Jagdgeschwader 134 246:No 23 Squadron RFC 733: 732: 723:Succeeded by 699:Military offices 690:978-1-84603-203-5 648:978-1-84176-533-4 625:978-1-85532-960-7 599:978-0-948817-73-1 394:Post World War II 337:After World War I 303:to the hospital. 135:Hermann Frommherz 131: 130: 51:Waldshut, Germany 23:Hermann Frommherz 802: 706:Generalleutnant 704:Preceded by 696: 669: 554: 548: 542: 536: 530: 524: 518: 512: 506: 500: 494: 491: 485: 484: 472: 466: 461: 455: 452: 446: 443: 418: 415: 406:Inline citations 213:Battle of Verdun 200:Luftstreitkräfte 82:Luftstreitkräfte 76: 48: 45:30 December 1964 19: 810: 809: 805: 804: 803: 801: 800: 799: 735: 734: 729: 719: 710: 666: 653: 575: 562: 557: 549: 545: 537: 533: 525: 521: 513: 509: 501: 497: 492: 488: 474: 473: 469: 462: 458: 453: 449: 444: 421: 416: 412: 408: 396: 358:Chiang Kai-shek 339: 264:Hanseatic Cross 195: 163: 124: 119: 86: 65:Weimar Republic 63: 50: 46: 33: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 808: 806: 798: 797: 792: 787: 782: 777: 772: 767: 762: 757: 752: 747: 737: 736: 731: 730: 727:Karl Hentschel 724: 721: 711: 705: 701: 700: 694: 693: 670: 665:978-1904010760 664: 651: 628: 605:Franks, Norman 602: 579:Franks, Norman 574: 571: 570: 569: 561: 558: 556: 555: 543: 531: 519: 507: 495: 486: 481:Flight Journal 467: 456: 447: 419: 409: 407: 404: 395: 392: 379:(Case Green). 373:Oberstleutnant 338: 335: 331:Pour le Merite 289:Jagdstaffel 27 284:Hermann Göring 242:Albatros D.III 238:Oswald Boelcke 194: 191: 162: 159: 157:Generalmajor. 129: 128: 113: 109: 108: 103: 99: 98: 95: 91: 90: 78: 72: 71: 57: 53: 52: 49:(aged 73) 43: 39: 38: 32:10 August 1891 30: 26: 25: 22: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 807: 796: 793: 791: 788: 786: 783: 781: 778: 776: 773: 771: 768: 766: 763: 761: 758: 756: 753: 751: 748: 746: 743: 742: 740: 728: 718: 717: 714:Commander of 709: 702: 697: 691: 687: 683: 682:1-84603-203-2 679: 675: 671: 667: 661: 657: 656:Jasta Boelcke 652: 649: 645: 641: 640:1-84176-533-3 637: 633: 629: 626: 622: 618: 617:1-85532-960-3 614: 610: 606: 603: 600: 596: 592: 591:0-948817-73-9 588: 584: 580: 577: 576: 572: 567: 564: 563: 559: 553: 547: 544: 541: 535: 532: 529: 523: 520: 517: 511: 508: 505: 499: 496: 490: 487: 482: 478: 471: 468: 465: 460: 457: 451: 448: 442: 440: 438: 436: 434: 432: 430: 428: 426: 424: 420: 414: 411: 405: 403: 401: 393: 391: 389: 385: 380: 378: 374: 370: 366: 361: 359: 355: 350: 348: 344: 336: 334: 332: 328: 324: 320: 315: 313: 312:Staffelführer 309: 304: 302: 298: 293: 291: 290: 285: 281: 276: 272: 267: 265: 261: 256: 254: 250: 247: 243: 239: 235: 234: 233:Jagdstaffel 2 228: 226: 222: 218: 215:and over the 214: 210: 206: 203: 201: 192: 190: 188: 184: 183:Vizefeldwebel 180: 179:Prussian Army 176: 172: 168: 160: 158: 156: 152: 148: 144: 140: 136: 127: 122: 117: 114: 110: 107: 104: 100: 96: 92: 89: 84: 83: 79: 73: 70: 66: 61: 60:German Empire 58: 54: 44: 40: 36: 31: 27: 20: 713: 708:Werner Junck 673: 655: 631: 608: 582: 546: 534: 522: 510: 498: 489: 480: 470: 459: 450: 413: 397: 388:Werner Junck 381: 362: 351: 340: 316: 308:Fokker D.VII 305: 297:Fokker D.VII 294: 287: 270: 268: 257: 231: 229: 225:Thessaloniki 221:commissioned 208: 205:Kampfstaffel 204: 198: 196: 164: 134: 132: 106:Generalmajor 80: 47:(1964-12-30) 750:1964 deaths 745:1891 births 275:Fokker Dr.I 217:Somme River 97:1911 – 1945 739:Categories 573:References 301:Iron Cross 227:, Greece. 187:Iron Cross 161:Early life 56:Allegiance 377:Fall Grün 365:Luftwaffe 273:to fly a 219:. 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Index

Waldshut
German Empire
Weimar Republic
3rd Reich
Luftstreitkräfte
Luftwaffe
Generalmajor
Military Order of St. Henry
Royal House Order of Hohenzollern
Military Karl-Friedrich Merit Order
Military Order of St. Henry
Royal House Order of Hohenzollern
Military Karl-Friedrich Merit Order
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Luftwaffe
Waldshut
Baden
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Prussian Army
Vizefeldwebel
Iron Cross
Luftstreitkräfte
Battle of Verdun
Somme River
commissioned
Thessaloniki
Jagdstaffel 2
Oswald Boelcke
Albatros D.III
No 23 Squadron RFC

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