Oskar Gustav Rudolf Berthold (March 24, 1891 – March 15, 1920) (commonly known as Rudolf Berthold) was a German World War I flying ace. Between 1916 and 1918, he shot down 44 enemy planes—most of them over the Belgian front. Berthold had the reputation as a ruthless, fearless and—above all—very patriotic fighter. His perseverance, bravery, and willingness to return to combat while still wounded made him one of the most famous German pilots of the First World War. He was killed in political street fighting in Hamburg on 15 March 1920.
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| - Oskar Gustav Rudolf Berthold (March 24, 1891 – March 15, 1920) (commonly known as Rudolf Berthold) was a German World War I flying ace. Between 1916 and 1918, he shot down 44 enemy planes—most of them over the Belgian front. Berthold had the reputation as a ruthless, fearless and—above all—very patriotic fighter. His perseverance, bravery, and willingness to return to combat while still wounded made him one of the most famous German pilots of the First World War. He was killed in political street fighting in Hamburg on 15 March 1920.
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| - FFA 23, Jagdstaffel 4, Jagdstaffel 14, Jagdstaffel 18, Jagdgruppe II, KEK Vaux
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| - Oskar Gustav Rudolf Berthold
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| - German fighter ace. Winner of the Pour le Merite, here worn at his throat.
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| - Iron Cross
- -Bavaria: Order of Military Merit: 4th class
- -Prussia: Pour le Mérite;
- Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
- -Saxonia: Military Order of St. Henry, Class: Knight's Cross
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| - Oskar Gustav Rudolf Berthold (March 24, 1891 – March 15, 1920) (commonly known as Rudolf Berthold) was a German World War I flying ace. Between 1916 and 1918, he shot down 44 enemy planes—most of them over the Belgian front. Berthold had the reputation as a ruthless, fearless and—above all—very patriotic fighter. His perseverance, bravery, and willingness to return to combat while still wounded made him one of the most famous German pilots of the First World War. He was killed in political street fighting in Hamburg on 15 March 1920.
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