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Max Immelmann
Max Immelmann in 1916
Nickname(s)Der Adler von Lille (The Eagle of Lille)
Born(1890-09-21)21 September 1890
Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire
Died18 June 1916(1916-06-18) (aged 25)
Lens, Pas-de-Calais, France
AllegianceMax Immelmann 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)
RankOberleutnant
UnitEisenbahnregiment 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.

  1. ^ Shores, 1983, p. 10.

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