Albert Dossenbach was born on 5 June 1891 at Sankt Blasien in the Grand Duchy of Baden. Dossenbach was a medical student (member of „Burschenschaft Alemannia Freiburg“) working as an intern when World War I began in 1914. He joined the Imperial German Army as the war began and almost immediately became a lance corporal. Within his first month of his service, he carried his wounded commanding officer from the battlefield under fire. This feat won him the Iron Cross Second Class. His valor continued, as he won the First Class Iron Cross, the Military Merit Order, and rose to the rank of sergeant. He was then commissioned as a leutnant in January 1915.[2]
Flying serviceedit
In early 1916, he transferred to the Luftstreitkräfte. He trained in Poznan and in Cologne, and graduated from Jastaschule in June. His first assignment as a pilot was in June to Flieger-Abteilung 22, a reconnaissance unit flying on the Western Front.[1] With Leutnant Hans Schilling as his observer/gunner in an Albatros C.III reconnaissance craft, he began to rack up victories; by 27 September 1916, his tally was eight. However, they were shot down during their eighth victory, with Dossenbach suffering burns that sidelined him. Dossenbach's valor earned him further honors; on 20 October 1916, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the House Order of Hohenzollern. The Pour le Merite, or Blue Max, was awarded to him on 11 November 1916;[2] it was the first of only two ever awarded to a two-seater pilot.[3]
While Dossenbach healed, Schilling had been assigned to fly with another pilot, and was killed in December 1916.[4] On 9 December, Dossenbach received the Knight's Cross of his native Baden's Karl Friedrich Military Merit Order.[2]
Dossenbach scored once more with FA 22 before being transferred on 9 February 1917 to the famed Royal Prussian Jasta 2 (Jasta Boelcke) to train as a fighter pilot. Upon graduation, on 22 February 1917, he was appointed to command Royal Prussian Jasta 36. He began the new squadron's victory list by scoring five times during Bloody April, 1917. One of these triumphs, on 13 April 1917, was over French ace Marcel Nogues.[2]
On 2 May 1917, Dossenbach was wounded during a bombing raid; the wound removed him from command. Upon recovery, he requested his return to active duty. As a result, he took command of Royal Prussian Jasta 10 on 21 June 1917. He then turned balloon buster for his 15th and final victory on 27 June 1917.[1][2]
Death in actionedit
On 3 July 1917, Dossenbach's plane was set afire during a dogfight with four British machines, as he was shot down by Captain Laurence Minot and observer in an Airco DH.4 of No. 57 Squadron RFC. Dossenbach departed the flaming wreckage in midair as it fell. Leutnant Albert Dossenbach was buried in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.[2]
Citationsedit
^ abc"Albert Dossenbach". www.theaerodrome.com. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
Franks, Norman; Bailey, Frank W.; Guest, Russell. Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914–1918. Grub Street, 1993. ISBN0-948817-73-9, ISBN978-0-948817-73-1.
Franks, Norman. Albatros Aces of World War 1: Part 1 of Albatros Aces of World War I. Norman L. R. Franks. Osprey Publishing, 2000. ISBN1-85532-960-3, ISBN978-1-85532-960-7.
Treadwell, Terry, C.; Wood, Alan C. German Fighter Aces of World War One. Tempus, 2003. ISBN978-0-7524-2808-6
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albert, dossenbach, leutnant, june, 1891, july, 1917, world, flying, credited, with, aerial, victories, born, 1891, june, 1891sankt, blasien, grand, duchy, baden, german, empiredied3, july, 1917, 1917, aged, ypres, belgiumallegiance, german, empireservice, bra. Leutnant Albert Dossenbach 5 June 1891 3 July 1917 was a World War I flying ace credited with 15 aerial victories 1 Albert DossenbachBorn 1891 06 05 5 June 1891Sankt Blasien Grand Duchy of Baden German EmpireDied3 July 1917 1917 07 03 aged 26 Ypres BelgiumAllegiance German EmpireService wbr branchLuftstreitkrafteYears of service1914 1917RankLeutnantUnitFlieger Abteilung Flier Detachment 22 Feldflieger Abteilung Field Flier Detachment 2 Jagdstaffel 2Commands heldJagdstaffel 36 Jagdstaffel 10AwardsPrussia Pour le Merite Prussia Royal House Order of Hohenzollern Prussia Iron CrossBaden Knight s Cross of Karl Friedrich Military Merit Order Contents 1 Early life and army service 2 Flying service 3 Death in action 4 Citations 5 ReferencesEarly life and army service editAlbert Dossenbach was born on 5 June 1891 at Sankt Blasien in the Grand Duchy of Baden Dossenbach was a medical student member of Burschenschaft Alemannia Freiburg working as an intern when World War I began in 1914 He joined the Imperial German Army as the war began and almost immediately became a lance corporal Within his first month of his service he carried his wounded commanding officer from the battlefield under fire This feat won him the Iron Cross Second Class His valor continued as he won the First Class Iron Cross the Military Merit Order and rose to the rank of sergeant He was then commissioned as a leutnant in January 1915 2 Flying service editIn early 1916 he transferred to the Luftstreitkrafte He trained in Poznan and in Cologne and graduated from Jastaschule in June His first assignment as a pilot was in June to Flieger Abteilung 22 a reconnaissance unit flying on the Western Front 1 With Leutnant Hans Schilling as his observer gunner in an Albatros C III reconnaissance craft he began to rack up victories by 27 September 1916 his tally was eight However they were shot down during their eighth victory with Dossenbach suffering burns that sidelined him Dossenbach s valor earned him further honors on 20 October 1916 he was awarded the Knight s Cross of the House Order of Hohenzollern The Pour le Merite or Blue Max was awarded to him on 11 November 1916 2 it was the first of only two ever awarded to a two seater pilot 3 While Dossenbach healed Schilling had been assigned to fly with another pilot and was killed in December 1916 4 On 9 December Dossenbach received the Knight s Cross of his native Baden s Karl Friedrich Military Merit Order 2 Dossenbach scored once more with FA 22 before being transferred on 9 February 1917 to the famed Royal Prussian Jasta 2 Jasta Boelcke to train as a fighter pilot Upon graduation on 22 February 1917 he was appointed to command Royal Prussian Jasta 36 He began the new squadron s victory list by scoring five times during Bloody April 1917 One of these triumphs on 13 April 1917 was over French ace Marcel Nogues 2 On 2 May 1917 Dossenbach was wounded during a bombing raid the wound removed him from command Upon recovery he requested his return to active duty As a result he took command of Royal Prussian Jasta 10 on 21 June 1917 He then turned balloon buster for his 15th and final victory on 27 June 1917 1 2 Death in action editOn 3 July 1917 Dossenbach s plane was set afire during a dogfight with four British machines as he was shot down by Captain Laurence Minot and observer in an Airco DH 4 of No 57 Squadron RFC Dossenbach departed the flaming wreckage in midair as it fell Leutnant Albert Dossenbach was buried in Freiburg im Breisgau Germany 2 Citations edit a b c Albert Dossenbach www theaerodrome com Retrieved 15 January 2010 a b c d e f Franks et al 1993 p 101 Air Service Awards During World War I www pourlemerite org Retrieved 22 January 2013 Franks et al 1993 p 198 References editFranks Norman Bailey Frank W Guest Russell Above the Lines The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps 1914 1918 Grub Street 1993 ISBN 0 948817 73 9 ISBN 978 0 948817 73 1 Franks Norman Albatros Aces of World War 1 Part 1 of Albatros Aces of World War I Norman L R Franks Osprey Publishing 2000 ISBN 1 85532 960 3 ISBN 978 1 85532 960 7 Treadwell Terry C Wood Alan C German Fighter Aces of World War One Tempus 2003 ISBN 978 0 7524 2808 6 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Albert Dossenbach amp oldid 1203441970, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
