Max von Mulzer
Maximilian Mulzer , since 1916 Knight of Mulzer (born July 9, 1893 in Kimratshofen , † September 26, 1916 in Valenciennes ) was a German fighter pilot of the First World War and knight of the order Pour le Mérite .
Life
Mulzer was born the son of a doctor from Memmingen and grew up there. After completing his school education, he completed the cadet corps of the Bavarian Army . In July 1913 he joined the 8th Chevaulegers Regiment in Dillingen an der Donau , where he was promoted to lieutenant on December 13, 1914 after the outbreak of the First World War .
From August 20 to November 27, 1915, Mulzer was training at the Bavarian Aviation Replacement Department (FEA). On December 13th, he went into the field with Bavarian Field Aviation Department 4. After a short time he became the commander of the Bavarian field pilot department 5 and then the field pilot department 62, where he flew with Oswald Boelcke and Max Immelmann . On July 13, 1916 he became Leader Fliegerabteilung 32.
Pour le Mérite
He was one of the most successful flight officers in the Bavarian Army and was mentioned several times in daily reports from the Supreme Army Command . So on August 4, 1916, when he shot down his 9th aircraft in an aerial battle near Lens on August 3, 1916. On July 9, 1916, Kaiser Wilhelm II awarded him the highest Prussian medal, the Pour le Mérite. On September 6, 1916, the Bavarian King Ludwig III awarded him . the highest Bavarian order of bravery, the Military Max Joseph Order , which was associated with an elevation to the personal nobility . Max Mulzer was now allowed to call himself Ritter von Mulzer .
The city of Memmingen granted him honorary citizenship when he was only 23 years old.
During a visit to Army Air Park VI in Valenciennes, he had a fatal accident on September 26, 1916 while flying with an Albatros DI (identification 426/16).
In his honor, the Mulzer pine was planted on the Mariaberg near Kempten . He is buried in Memmingen in the forest cemetery, where he was given an honorary grave with a sculpture made by the sculptor Gustav Adolf Daumiller .
List of kills
| Kill no. | When | unit | opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n. off. best. | March 13, 1916 | FA 62 | Moraine | |
| 1 | April 23, 1916 | FA62 | Vickers FB5 (5471) | north of Wancourt |
| 2 | May 31, 1916 | FA 62 | FE2b (6345) | west of Cambrai |
| 3 | June 8, 1916 | KEK N | FE2b (6940) | Near Lens |
| 4th | June 22, 1916 | KEK N | FE2b (5209) | Loos |
| 5 | June 26, 1916 | KEK N | FE2b | |
| 6th | July 2, 1916 | KEK B | BE2c (2654) | Miraumont |
| 7th | July 8, 1916 | KEK B | BE2c (5764) | Miraumont |
| 8th | July 22, 1916 | FA 32 | EA | east of Hulloch |
| 9 | Aug 3, 1916 | FA 32 | FE2b (4272) | Lens |
literature
- Ernst Hoeppner: Germany's war in the air. Leipzig 1921.
- Karlheinz Kens, Hanns Müller: The aircraft of the First World War. Munich 1966, ISBN 3-453-00404-3 .
- Reinhard Kastner: Lieutenant Max Ritter von Mulzer, first bearer of the “Pour-le-Mérite” of the Bavarian air force. In: The propeller blade. Issue 17, 2006.
- Rudolf von Kramer, Otto Freiherr von Waldenfels: VIRTUTI PRO PATRIA. The Royal Bavarian Military Max Joseph Order of War Deeds and Book of Honor 1914–1918. Self-published by the Royal Bavarian Military Max Joseph Order, Munich 1966.
Web links
- Frontflieger - the soldiers of the German Air Force 1914–1918, on frontflieger.de
- Max Mulzer on Flieger-Album.de
Individual evidence
- ^ Karlheinz Spielmann : Honorary Citizen and Honors in the Federal Republic . 2nd Edition. Dortmund-Barop 1965, p. 53.
- ↑ Early German Aces of World War I, p.82, Osprey Aircraft of the Aces No. 73
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mulzer, Max von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mulzer, Maximilian; Mulzer, Max Ritter von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bavarian fighter pilot in the First World War |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 9, 1893 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kimratshofen |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 26, 1916 |
| Place of death | Valenciennes |