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Voß, Werner

Date of birth:
April 13th, 1897 (Krefeld, German Empire)
Date of death:
September 23rd, 1917 (Frezenberg, Belgium)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Langemark
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Leutnant Voß was a flying ace credited with 48 air victories.

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Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Vizefeldwebel
Awarded on:
May 28th, 1916
Königlich Preußische Militär-Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
Awarded on:
December 19th, 1916
Eisernes Kreuz 1.Klasse (1914)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
Awarded on:
March 1917
Ritter des Königlicher Preussischer Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
Awarded on:
April 8th, 1917
Pour le Mérite

Sources

  • - Die Ritter des Orden "Pour le mérite" 1914-1918 (1982)
    - Pour le mérite-Flieger. Heldentaten und Erlebnisse (1987)
    - The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps 1914–1918 (1993)

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