Kurt Wissemann

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Kurt Wissemann (born March 20, 1893 in Elberfeld , † September 28, 1917 in Westrozebeke ) was a German fighter pilot in the First World War .

Wissemann, the son of a senior teacher in Elberfeld, attended high school in his hometown for 10 years , where he graduated from high school at Easter 1912. He planned to study medicine afterwards. At the end of May 1917 he came to Jasta 3 as a lieutenant from the Jasta School . Between July and September 1917 he was in a total of five victorious air operations of the Jasta 3 in use. On September 11, 1917, he was awarded the shooting down of the French fighter pilot Georges Guynemer , which is, however, controversial. About two weeks later he was shot himself down. The French fighter pilot René Fonck claimed to have avenged Guynemer. Other reports attribute Wissemann's downing to the British 56 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps .

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  1. ↑ According to the Elberfeld School Program 1911/1912, p. 23, ( online ), the birthday was February 20, 1893.
  2. ↑ Elberfeld School Program 1911/1912, p. 23, ( online ).
  3. ^ Spencer C. Tucker: Guynemer, Georges Marie Ludovic Jules. In: ders. (Ed.): World War I: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection. Vol. 1: A-C. ABC-Clio, Santa Barbara, CA, Denver, Oxford 2014, p. 722 f., Here p. 723.
  4. ^ Philip M. Flammer: The Rediscovery of René Fonock. In: Air University Review. March / April 1968.
  5. ^ Ian Sumner: Kings of the Air: French Aces and Airmen of the Great War. Pen & Sword Books, Barnsley 2015, p. 126; ; Norman Franks: Dog-Fight: Aerial Tactics of the Aces of World War I. Greenhill Books, Barnsley 2003, p. 112 (2016 edition).
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SURNAME Wissemann, Kurt
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Fighter pilot and flying ace in the First World War
DATE OF BIRTH March 20, 1893
PLACE OF BIRTH Elberfeld
DATE OF DEATH September 28, 1917
Place of death West Rozebeke