Eduard Pulpe Military person

Lieutenant Eduard Martynovich Pulpe (22 June 1880 - 2 August 1916) was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories. He was a schoolteacher engaged in post-graduate study in France when World War I broke out. As he already held a civil pilot's license, he volunteered to serve in French military aviation. His 1915 aerial victories were among the first ever recorded. After running his score to four, he managed to return home to Russia in May 1916. He was assigned to the 10th Aviatsionniy Otryad Istrebitlei (Fighter Aviation Detachment). After becoming an ace on 1 July 1916, he was killed in action a month later. On 2 August 1916, Eduard Pulpe ultimately lost a nearly hour-long air battle against three enemy aircraft.

Personal facts

Birth dateJune 22, 1880
Birth place
Latvia , Riga
Date of deathAugust 02, 1916
Place of death
Rogistche

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Military person

allegianceRussian Empire
award
Croix de guerre
Order of St. George
Médaille militaire
military branch
History of the Armée de l'Air (1909–42)
Imperial Russian Air Service
service start1914
service end1916

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  1. http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/russia/pulpe.php