Ludwig Gaim

Ludwig Gaim
Born(1892-04-01)1 April 1892
Died10 January 1979(1979-01-10) (aged 86)
AllegianceGermany
BranchArtillery, then flying service
Service years1914 - ca 1943
RankVizefeldwebel
UnitFA(A) 293, Jagdstaffel 39
AwardsIron Cross Second and First Class, Austro-Hungarian Silver Medal for Bravery, Military Verdeinst Cross Third Class with Swords
Other workWorld War II service with the Nazis

Standartenführer Ludwig Gaim (born 1 April 1892, date of death unknown) was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories. He ended the war as a Vizefeldwebel.

Gaim would return to his nation's service in World War II after joining the Nazi Party. He rose to a colonelcy in the Schutzstaffel as a pilot with Hitler's personal bodyguard.