(1891-12-06)6 December 1891 Dessau, Duchy of Anhalt, German Empire
Died
23 August 1961(1961-08-23) (aged 69) Bremen, Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, West Germany
Allegiance
German Empire
Service/branch
Marinefliegerkorps
Years of service
1913–1920
Rank
Oberleutnant zur See
Unit
SMS Hertha SMS Pommern II. Marine-Feldflieger-Abteilung
Commands held
Marine Feld Jasta I Marine jagdgruppe Flanders Kampfgeschwader Sachsenberg
Battles/wars
First World War
Awards
Pour le Merite Royal House Order of Hohenzollern Iron Cross
Relations
Heinz Sachsenberg
Other work
Pioneered civil aviation and hydrofoils.
Gotthard Sachsenberg (6 December 1891 – 23 August 1961) was a German World War I fighter ace with 31 victories[1] who went on to command the world's first naval air wing. In later life, he founded the airline Deutscher Aero Lloyd,[2] became an anti-Nazi member of the German parliament, and also became a pioneering designer of hydrofoils.[3]
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Marinefliegerkorps