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Blume, Walter

Date of birth:
January 10th, 1896 (Hirschberg/Schlesien, German Empire)
Date of death:
May 27th, 1964 (Duisburg/Noordrijn-Westfalen, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Flying ace during WW1 and aircraft designer during the Interbellum and WW2. He was wounded twice during WW1.

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Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
July 24th, 1916
Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
August 14th, 1917
Eisernes Kreuz 1.Klasse (1914)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
September 30th, 1918
Pour le Mérite
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
1918
Ritter des Königlicher Preussischer Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern

Sources

  • Photo: Wikimedia Commons
  • - Walter Blume
    - Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914–1918. Norman Franks, Frank W. Bailey, Russell Guest. Grub Street, 1993. ISBN 0-948817-73-9, ISBN 978-0-948817-73-1.

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