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Hartmuth

Leutnant Hartmuth Baldamus (10 August 1891 – 14 April 1917) was a German flying ace in World War I, credited with 18 aerial victories.

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Early life Hartmuth Baldamus (sometimes rendered as Hartmut) was born in Dresden on 10 August 1891.

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World War I service Baldamus was in German aviation from the start of the First World War. Ranked as a Gefreiter, he flew a two-seater reconnaissance airplane for Feldflieger Abteilung 20 (Field Flier Detachment 20) beginning 29 March 1915. On 20 September 1915, he was commissioned a Leutnant. By the end of 1915, Baldamus had been awarded the Albert Order, Knight Second Class. He scored his first aerial victory on 15 March 1916; he scored his fifth confirmed victory on 29 July 1916, though details of some of his earlier wins are missing. Having performed the rather unusual feat of becoming an ace before being assigned to a fighter squadron, Baldamus was now posted to fly fighters with Jagdstaffel 5 (Fighter Squadron 5) on 27 August 1916. He moved on to Jagdstaffel 9 (Fighter Squadron 9) in early November 1916. On 2 December he closed out 1916 with nine victories. The requirement for winning the Pour le Mérite had been set at eight victories for the very earliest German aces, the so-called Fokker Scourge. Now, as Baldamus seemed to qualify, the requirement was raised out of his reach. However, he did receive the prestigious Knight's Cross with Swords of the…Citește mai mult

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References Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914–1918. Norman Franks, Frank W. Bailey, Russell Guest. Grub Street, 1993. ISBN 0-948817-73-9, ISBN 978-0-948817-73-1.