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Theo Osterkamp
Osterkamp in 1918
Birth namePaul Louis Theodor Osterkamp
Nickname(s)Onkel (Uncle)[1]
Born(1892-04-15)15 April 1892
Düren, Rhine Province, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died2 January 1975(1975-01-02) (aged 82)
Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Allegiance
  • Theo Osterkamp German Empire
  • Theo Osterkamp Weimar Republic
  • Theo Osterkamp Nazi Germany
Service/branchTheo Osterkamp Imperial German Navy
Theo Osterkamp Luftwaffe
Years of service1914–1944
RankGeneralleutnant (major general)
Commands heldJG 51
Battles/wars
World War I

World War II

  • Battle of France
    Battle of Britain
Awards
  • House Order of Hohenzollern
  • Pour le Mérite
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Theodor "Theo" Osterkamp (15 April 1892 – 2 January 1975)[2] was a German fighter pilot during World War I and World War II. A flying ace, he achieved 32 victories in World War I.[3] In World War II, he led Jagdgeschwader 51 up to the Battle of Britain and claimed a further six victories during World War II, in the process becoming one of only a few men to score victories and become an ace in both world wars.

  1. ^ Van Wyngarden & Franks 2004, p. 24.
  2. ^ Guttman 2012, p. 33, 55.
  3. ^ Guttman 2012, p. 55.

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