Kurt Wintgens

Kurt Wintgens
Born(1894-08-01)1 August 1894
Neustadt in Oberschlesien, German Empire
Died25 September 1916(1916-09-25) (aged 22)
near Villers-Carbonnel, France
AllegianceGerman Empire
BranchSignal Corps, Aviation, Luftstreitkräfte
Service years1913–1916
RankLeutnant
AwardsIron Cross, Pour le Mérite

Leutnant Kurt Wintgens (1 August 1894 – 25 September 1916) was a German World War I fighter ace. He was the first fighter pilot to score an aerial victory with a synchronized machine gun. Wintgens was the recipient of the Iron Cross and the Pour le Mérite (Blue Max).

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.