Franz Büchner Military person

Franz Büchner (2 January 1898 – 18 March 1920) was one of the most successful German fighter aces of the First World War, shooting down 40 enemy aircraft. He survived the war, but died in 1920 while combating the communist revolutionaries in his nation.

Personal facts

Franz Büchner
Birth dateJanuary 02, 1898
Birth place
Leipzig , Kingdom of Saxony
Date of deathMarch 18, 1920

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Military person

allegianceGermany
award
Pour le Mérite
House Order of Hohenzollern
Military Order of St. Henry
Iron Cross
Albert Order
military unit
Jagdstaffel 13
Jagdstaffel 9
service start1914
service end1920

Franz Büchner on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.century-of-flight.net/Aviation%20history/airplane%20at%20war/upload5/Franz%20Buchner.htm
  2. http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/PROJECT/Parachutes/1914_18.htm
  3. http://www.firstworldwar.com/bio/buchner.htm
  4. http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/germany/buchner.php