Karl Emil Schäfer

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Karl Emil Schäfer was a German World War I flying ace renowned for his high victory count and service in elite fighter squadrons of the Luftstreitkräfte.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War I flying ace
human
activeYears 1914–1917
allegiance German Empire
awardReceived Albert Order (Saxony) NERFINISHED
Friedrich Order (Württemberg) NERFINISHED
Iron Cross 1st Class NERFINISHED
Iron Cross 2nd Class NERFINISHED
Knight's Cross 2nd Class of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order NERFINISHED
Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords NERFINISHED
Military Merit Order (Bavaria) NERFINISHED
Pour le Mérite NERFINISHED
burialPlace Germany (reinterred)
causeOfDeath killed in action
conflict World War I
countryOfCitizenship German Empire NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1894-12-17
dateOfDeath 1917-06-05
describedAtURL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Emil_Sch%C3%A4fer
ethnicGroup German
genre military memoir (for his book)
hasFamilyName Schäfer NERFINISHED
hasGivenName Emil NERFINISHED
Karl NERFINISHED
killedIn aerial combat over the Western Front
languageOfWorkOrName German
memberOf Jagdstaffel 11 NERFINISHED
Jagdstaffel 18 NERFINISHED
Jagdstaffel 28 NERFINISHED
militaryBranch Luftstreitkräfte NERFINISHED
militaryRank Leutnant
nativeLanguage German
notableAchievement became an ace within weeks of joining fighter aviation
notableCommander Manfred von Richthofen NERFINISHED
notableFor high number of aerial victories in a short period
service in elite Jagdstaffel 11 under Richthofen
notableWork autobiographical book "Vom Jaeger zum Flieger" NERFINISHED
occupation fighter pilot
military aviator
partOf fighter squadron of the Western Front
placeOfBirth Rittergut Knull, Saxe-Meiningen, German Empire NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath near Ypres, Belgium
servedIn German Army infantry (early WWI)
serviceNumberOfVictories 30 aerial victories
sexOrGender male
transitionedTo aviation service of the Luftstreitkräfte

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