German soldier and pilot (born 1896)

Karl Allmenröder

Leutnant Karl Allmenröder was a German World War I flying ace credited with 30 aerial victories. The medical student son of a preacher father was seasoned in the trenches as an 18-year-old artilleryman in the early days of the First World War, earning promotion via battlefield commission to Leutnant on 30 March 1915. After transferring to aviation and serving some time as an artillery spotter in two-seater reconnaissance airplanes, he transferred to flying fighter aircraft with Jagdstaffel 11 in November 1916. As Manfred von Richthofen's protege, Karl Allmenröder scored the first of his 30 confirmed victories on 16 February 1917.

Born

1896

May 3

Died

1917

Era

1890s

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Karl, in brief

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1917 Died

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april 12 World War I: Canadian forces successfully complete the taking of Vimy Ridge from the Germans.
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