Heinrich Gontermann
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Heinrich Gontermann was a German fighter ace credited with 39 victories during the First World War.
Heinrich Gontermann
Fokker Dr.I 115/17 in which Gontermann crashed on 30 October 1917
Ernst Udet
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Ernst Udet was a German pilot during World War I and a Luftwaffe Colonel-General during World War II.
Heinrich Gontermann
…four weeks leave in May–June 1917 upon receipt of the Blue Max. Upon Gontermann's return to the Jasta on 19 June, he found that acting Staffelführer Ernst Udet had requested a transfer. Under Udet's leadership the Jasta had suffered three demoralizing losses. For the remainder of June, Gontermann again targeted…
Bundesarchiv Bild 146 1984 112 13, Ernst Udet
Udet attended the Theresien-Gymnasium in Munich.
Ernst Udet beside his Fokker DVII nicknamed "Lo"
Ernst Udet, a recoloured portrait