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reported for duty with his first aerial victory awaiting approval; his eventual destruction of 39 more opponents would be a major part of the squadron's victory tally. He would soon be joined by a prewar veteran aviator,
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716:. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing.
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248:Mars-la-Tour
199:Oberleutnant
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1350:and battles
644:17 December
442:Fokker Dr.I
376:Florenville
329:Leffincourt
102:World War I
77:World War I
73:Engagements
1545:Categories
1319:Commanders
634:"Jasta 13"
584:References
534:18th Armee
473:Operations
403:Kurt Hetze
302:Guisecourt
262:, Boncourt
1348:Campaigns
1339:Zeppelins
570:Fonsommes
556:Footnotes
550:5th Armee
546:3rd Armee
542:2nd Armee
538:1st Armee
479:7th Armee
389:Personnel
384:, Germany
359:Tichémont
233:Leutnant
121:7th Armee
40:1916–1918
1367:Cuxhaven
1134:Bavarian
778:Prussian
530:Jasta 19
526:Jasta 15
522:Jasta 12
511:Jasta 34
507:Jasta 32
503:Jasta 23
499:Jasta 22
495:Jasta 21
491:Jasta 16
487:Jasta 14
420:Aircraft
372:, France
366:, France
355:, France
353:Neuflize
349:, France
343:, France
337:, France
331:, France
325:, France
309:, France
298:, France
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274:, France
268:, France
256:, France
250:, France
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152:Jasta 32
148:Jasta 23
144:Jasta 22
140:Jasta 21
136:Jasta 16
132:Jasta 14
32:Jasta 13
18:Jasta 13
1399:Battles
769:of the
341:Foreste
307:Balâtre
272:Cambrai
108:History
100:during
45:Country
1362:German
767:Jastas
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640:. 2015
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509:, and
364:Stenay
154:, and
55:Branch
37:Active
1195:Saxon
382:Trier
296:Roupy
290:Guise
217:(KIA)
1324:Aces
718:ISBN
699:ISBN
646:2015
459:One
409:and
65:Type
227:WIA
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