Max Nether
Max Näther (born August 24, 1899 in Tepliwoda ; † January 8, 1919 in Colmar ) was an officer in the air force and scored 25 confirmed kills in the First World War .
Life
Näther attended elementary school and entered the Brieg Agricultural School at Easter 1909, which he successfully attended until September 1914.
At the outbreak of the First World War, he enlisted in different regiments as a volunteer , but was rejected because of his young age. He made his last attempt on November 21, 1914 in Poznan at the fortress telephone department and was accepted there. On February 10th he was deployed in Poland on the “Stiller” telephone train in the “Westernhagen” detachment. After being promoted to private , he enlisted in the infantry . In the Landwehr Infantry Regiment Ntr. 8, he was primarily assigned to patrol. As a sergeant , he took part in the assault on Novo Georgiewsk . After the battle for Vilna he became a deputy sergeant and received the Iron Cross, 2nd class. He received the Iron Cross First Class for an assault on the advanced position at Smorgon on February 1, 1916. When retreating after this battle, he was seriously injured by a shot in the lung. On August 11, 1916 he was promoted to lieutenant, at which time he was only 16 years old. As a hunting commando leader, he took part in the fighting at the Bodza Pass, Buzeul and Rimmicul-Sarat.
Then he reported to the aviators and came to the Bucharest airport. Further training as a pilot in Braunschweig. In March 1918 he came to France as a fighter pilot for a fighter squadron. After several kills he was appointed squadron leader of the Jasta 62 and received the Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords. He fought on the various offensive fronts, most recently in the Reims - St Quentin area . After 25 recognized kills (on October 29, 1918) he was submitted to the order Pour le Mérite , which could no longer be awarded to him due to the armistice.
death
On a flight against insurgents on January 8, 1919, he was shot down by artillery over Kolmar (near Posen) and was immediately dead. On January 20, 1919, Max Näther was buried in Heinrichau .
literature
- Walter Zuerl: Pour le merite-Flieger. Luftfahrtverlag Axel Zuerl, 1987. ISBN 9783934596153 .
See also
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| SURNAME | Nether, Max |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German air force officer in the First World War |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 24, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tepliwoda |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 8, 1919 |
| Place of death | Kolmar |