Julius Buckler

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Julius Buckler

Julius Buckler (born March 28, 1893 in Mainz-Mombach ; † May 23, 1960 in Bonn ) was a member of the German Air Force and fighter pilot in the First World War . He was credited with 36 kills, including 29 enemy aircraft and 7 balloons. He completed a flight under the Mainz Kaiserbrücke (railway bridge between Neustadt and Amöneburg).

Life story and first world war

The son of an innkeeper trained as a roofer and at the age of 15 worked for the aircraft engineer Jacob Goedecker on the Großer Sand in Gonsenheim. He left Goedecker in 1913 to join the infantry body regiment “Grand Duchess” (3rd Grand Ducal Hessian) No. 117 , the body regiment of Grand Duchess Alice of Hesse and the Mainz house regiment . After suffering a serious wound on the Western Front , he switched to the air force to fly in Fighter Squadron 17. Buckler received the Golden Military Merit Cross on November 12, 1917 , before he was finally promoted to lieutenant .

By the end of 1917 he was wounded a total of four times, the last time on November 30 of the same year, where he was injured first in the fight in arms and chest, then fell and broke both arms several times. After his recovery he went back to Jasta 17, where he flew the planes "Mops" and "Lilly". He scored three more kills before he was seriously wounded again on May 6, 1918.

Second World War

During the Second World War , Julius Buckler was air base commander in Strausberg from 1942 to April 1945.

After the Second World War

Another flight to Germany took place in 1956 under the direction of the German Aero Club . On June 22nd, Federal Transport Minister Hans-Christoph Seebohm gave the go-ahead for the first stage from Hangelar to Braunschweig. In addition to the well-known pilots Elly Beinhorn , Albert Falderbaum and Johannes Steinhoff , Julius Buckler was among the participants .

Orders and decorations

The orders and decorations are kept in the Mainz Garrison Museum.

See also

Works

  • Malaula, my squadron's battle cry. Malaula Berlin. Steininger, 1939.
  • Malaula, the battle cry of my squadron. 1942.
  • Norman Franks (Ed.): Malaula! The Battle Cry of Jasta 17. Translated by Adam M. Wait. Grub Street, 2007, ISBN 1-904943-80-2 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Joe Ludwig: Aviation never let go of him . General newspaper (Mainz) . November 5, 2009. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
personal data
SURNAME Buckler, Julius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German soldier of the air force
DATE OF BIRTH March 28, 1893
PLACE OF BIRTH Mainz-Mombach
DATE OF DEATH May 23, 1960
Place of death Bonn