Honor goblet for the winner in the dogfight

Honorary mug for Max Immelmann on the occasion of his first victory in the air on August 1st, 1915

The honor goblet for the winner in the aerial combat was a combat award of the German air force in the First World War .

The award was generally given for the first aerial victory, although the actual award sometimes took place some time later. Towards the end of the war only deeds of ownership were issued and issued. The exact number of awards is unknown. But it is probably around 2,411 honorary cups awarded.

The Imperial Navy had its own air force during World War I. First of all, successful pilots could also be awarded the honorary cup. The Naval Aviation Prize was created at the beginning of 1917 and was awarded around 182 times by the end of the war.

There was also another, even rarer German award, the honor goblet for successful attacks from the air . This was very rarely awarded, e.g. B. Members of the crews of Zeppelin bombers or for certain successful attacks.

See also

• Trophy of honor for special achievement in air warfare
• Dish of honor for outstanding combat performance by the Air Force
• Air War in World War I

literature

• Carsten Baldes: Badges and awards of honor of the air force from 1913 to 1920. Baldes Verlag. Neu-Ulm 2012. ISBN 978-3-9815016-0-5 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Carsten Baldes: Badges and awards of honor of the air force from 1913 to 1920. Baldes Verlag. Neu-Ulm 2012. ISBN 978-3-9815016-0-5 . P. 330.