(1890-09-21)21 September 1890 Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire
Died
18 June 1916(1916-06-18) (aged 25) Lens, Pas-de-Calais, France
Allegiance
German Empire
Service/branch
Imperial German Army
Die Fliegertruppen des deutschen Kaiserreiches (Imperial German Army Air Service)
Years of service
1911–1912 (Army)
1914–1916 (Army Air Service)
Rank
Oberleutnant
Unit
Eisenbahnregiment Nr. 2, Eisenbahnregiment Nr. 1, FEA 2, FFA 10, FAA 62
Awards
Prussia:
Pour le Mérite
Iron Cross, First Class
Iron Cross, Second Class
Knight's Cross with Swords of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern
Saxony:
Military Order of St. Henry, Commander's Cross
Military Order of St. Henry, Knight's Cross
Albert Order, Knight 2nd Class with Swords
Silver Friedrich August Medal
Bavaria:
Military Merit Order 4th Class with Swords
Anhalt:
Friedrich Cross
Hamburg:
Hanseatic Cross
Germany:
Army Pilot's Badge
Max Immelmann (21 September 1890 – 18 June 1916) PLM was the first German World War I flying ace.[1] He was a pioneer in fighter aviation and is often mistakenly credited with the first aerial victory using a synchronized gun, which was in fact achieved on 1 July 1915 by the German ace Kurt Wintgens. He was the first aviator to receive the Pour le Mérite, colloquially known as the "Blue Max" in his honour, being awarded it at the same time as Oswald Boelcke. His name has become attached to a common flying tactic, the Immelmann turn, and remains a byword in aviation. He is credited with 15 aerial victories.
MaxImmelmann (21 September 1890 – 18 June 1916) PLM was the first German World War I flying ace. He was a pioneer in fighter aviation and is often mistakenly...
The term Immelmann turn, named after German World War I Eindecker fighter ace Leutnant MaxImmelmann, refers to two different aircraft maneuvers. In World...
aerial maneuver developed by MaxImmelmann The Immelmann-Kaserne (Immelmann-Barracks), an Army Air Base in Celle, Germany Immelmann III, Hitler's personal air...
Luftstreitkräfte, the Pour le Mérite was nicknamed Der blaue Max/The Blue Max, after MaxImmelmann, who was the first pilot to receive this award. Initially...
Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 51 "Immelmann" (Tactical Air Force Wing 51 "Immelmann"), formerly known as Aufklärungsgeschwader 51 (Reconnaissance Wing...
aircraft maneuver named after the World War I German fighter pilot MaxImmelmann. Immelmanns are commonly found as the first element on B&M Dive Coasters....
true fighters, Boelcke, MaxImmelmann, and several other early aces began shooting down enemy airplanes. Boelcke and Immelmann were the first German fighter...
and MaxImmelmann in FFA 62. Indeed, Mulzer and Immelmann often flew together, and were referred to, respectively, as "Bavarian Max" and "Saxon Max" to...
Boelcke (initially flying M.5K/MG service test aircraft E.3/15) and MaxImmelmann, both of Feldflieger Abteilung 62 - who himself received his first production...
military use and on this occasion both men demonstrated the aircraft. MaxImmelmann, later to become a high-scoring flying ace with the Eindecker, commented...
already acting in the role when he shot down a French airplane pursuing MaxImmelmann. Colonel Robert Smith provided an extensive description of the work...
even during the war years. The Ju 52 was named Immelmann II after the First World War pilot MaxImmelmann. Baur was personally selected by Hitler to be...
maneuvers such as the "Immelmann", named after German pilot MaxImmelmann, the "break" and the "barrel roll". The modern Immelmann differs from the original...
experience grew, the more successful pilots such as Oswald Boelcke, MaxImmelmann, and Edward Mannock developed innovative tactical formations and maneuvers...
young aviators began defining the realm of air-to-air combat, such as MaxImmelmann, Oswald Boelcke, and Lanoe Hawker. One of the greatest of these "ace...
Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 (StG 2) Immelmann was a Luftwaffe dive bombing squadron wing of World War II. It was named after the World War I aviator MaxImmelmann. It served until...
aces such as Manfred von Richthofen, Ernst Udet, Oswald Boelcke, and MaxImmelmann. After the defeat of Germany, the service was dissolved on 8 May 1920...
to each "FFA" unit for general defensive duties, so pilots such as MaxImmelmann and Oswald Boelcke began as lone hunters with each "FFA" unit, shooting...
reconnaissance types was exposed. The first German "ace" pilots, notably MaxImmelmann, had begun their careers. The number of actual Allied casualties involved...
Schlachtgeschwader 2 (SG 2) Immelmann was a Luftwaffe dive-bomber wing of World War II. It was named after MaxImmelmann, the first German pilot to earn...
Such heroes included Paul von Hindenburg (the "Hero of Tannenberg), MaxImmelmann, Manfred von Richthofen, Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck and Otto Weddigen,...
Hans Howaldt Hans-Valentin Hube Werner Hühner Joachim-Friedrich Huth MaxImmelmann Erich Jaschke Ferdinand Jühlke Ernst Jünger Leonhard Kaupisch Walter...