Bruno Loerzer

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Bruno Loerzer was a prominent German First World War fighter ace who later became a high-ranking Luftwaffe general during the Nazi era.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German military officer
Luftwaffe general
World War I flying ace
human
allegiance German Empire
Nazi Germany
awardReceived Iron Cross 1st Class
Iron Cross 2nd Class
Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
surface form: Knight's Cross of the House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Pour le Mérite
conflict World War I
World War II
countryOfCitizenship German Empire
Germany
dateOfBirth 1891-01-22
dateOfDeath 1960-08-23
employer Wehrmacht
familyName Loerzer
givenName Bruno
languageSpoken German
memberOf Luftstreitkräfte
Luftwaffe
militaryBranch Imperial German Army Air Service
Luftwaffe
militaryRank General der Flieger
notableAchievement credited with more than 40 aerial victories in World War I
notableFor high-ranking Luftwaffe command roles during the Nazi era
service as a leading German fighter ace in World War I
notableWork air combat in World War I
occupation fighter pilot
military officer
participantIn Balkan Campaign
surface form: Balkans Campaign

Battle of France
Eastern Front of World War II
surface form: Eastern Front in World War II
partOf German officer corps
placeOfBirth Berlin
placeOfDeath Hamburg
positionHeld commander of II. Fliegerkorps
commander of Jagdgeschwader III
sexOrGender male
sibling Fritz Loerzer

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