Things that Fly

Walter Blume was born on January 10, 1896 in Hirschberg, Silesia. A month after the Great War began, he was serving in the Fifth Silesian Jaeger Battalion. After being wounded…

Carl “Charly” Degelow was born in Münsterdorf (in Prussian Schleswig-Holstein) on January 5, 1891. A couple years before the Great War began, Degelow worked in the United States (presumably in…

Hans von Freden was born in Berlin on March 18, 1892. When World War I broke out in August 1914, he volunteered to serve in Field Artillery Regiment Number 18…

Born in Landshut, Bavaria on February 26, 1893, Otto Kissenberth studied at Grenoble University before completing an engineering degree in Munich. Soon, he was working for the Gustav Otto aircraft…

THE SOLDIER TURNED PILOTRudolf von Eschwege was born in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe on February 25, 1895. He was soon orphaned, then went to military school after completing his…

PEEBLES PROFILES EPISODE 91 Otto Parschau AIR WARRIOR Otto Parschau was born on November 11, 1890 in Klausen (now Klutznick, Poland), located in the Allenstein district of East Prussia. He…

THE EAGLEErnst Udet was born in Frankfurt am Main on April 26, 1896. He grew up in Munich, well known for his sunny temperament and fascination with aviation.In his youth,…

PEEBLES PROFILESEPISODE XXXVIIIPaul BäumerPaul Wilhelm Bäumer was born on May 11, 1896 in Duisburg, Germany. He was a dental assistant before the Great War and earned a private pilot's license…