German World War I flying aces

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 99. Chapters: Hermann Göring, Manfred von Richthofen, Oswald Boelcke, Ernst Udet, Erwin Böhme, Max Immelmann, Robert Ritter von Greim, Josef Veltjens, Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen, Adolf Ritter von Tutschek, Werner Voss, Kurt Student, Heinrich Kroll, Max Ritter von Müller, Gotthard Sachsenberg, Kurt Wintgens, Karl Bolle, Heinrich Gontermann, Friedrich Christiansen, Harry von Bülow-Bothkamp, Carl Degelow, Hermann Frommherz, Heinrich Bongartz, Lothar von Richthofen, Gustav Dörr, Fritz Beckhardt, Franz Büchner, Fritz Otto Bernert, Friedrich Ritter von Röth, Rudolph Berthold, Ernst Freiherr von Althaus, Otto Könnecke, Paul Billik, Karl Allmenröder, Kurt Wüsthoff, Eduard Ritter von Schleich, Kurt Wolff, Arthur Laumann, Friedrich T. Noltenius, Walter von Bülow-Bothkamp, Hans-Joachim Buddecke, Karl Thom, Oskar Freiherr von Boenigk, Albert Dossenbach, Karl Emil Schäfer, Kurt-Bertram von Döring, Wilhelm Frankl, Otto Parschau, Rudolf Windisch, Max Näther, Harald Auffarth, Josef Mai, Josef Jacobs, Theo Osterkamp, Eduard Ritter von Dostler, Hans Kirschstein, Walter Blume, Friedrich Friedrichs, Bruno Loerzer, Georg von Hantelmann, Mieczyslaw Garsztka, Sebastian Festner, Hans Weiss, Karl Menckhoff, Werner Preuss, Paul Strähle, Julius Buckler, Otto Schmidt, Fritz Pütter, Otto Fruhner, Gustav Leffers, Fritz Rumey, Friedrich Altemeier, Erich Loewenhardt, Fritz Höhn, Hans Martin Pippart, Werner Junck, Ulrich Neckel, Hans Ritter von Adam, Hermann Köhl, Walter Göttsch, Gerhard Fieseler, Gottfried Ehmann, Hans-Georg von der Marwitz, Hans Klein, Paul Bäumer, Ernst Bormann, Otto Kissenberth, Ludwig Beckmann, Wilhelm Frickart, Walter Böning, Arno Benzler, Franz Piechulek, Wilhelm Reinhard, Alfred Lindenberger, Otto Höhne, Oskar Hennrich, Georg Schlenker, Hans von Freden, Friedrich Huffzky, Erich Buder, Johannes Klein, Justus Grassmann, Reinhold Jörke, Reinhold Poss, Kagher Neiber-Shieg, Willi Rosenstein, Rudolf Francke, Karl Bohnenkamp, Franz Walz, Fritz Thiede, Arthur Rahn, Kurt Ungewitter, Gustav Schneidewind, Alfred Hübner, Fritz Anders, Michael Hutterer, Max Kahlow, Gustav Fraedrich, Kurt Schneider, Hans Immelmann, Hans Rosencrantz, August Hanko, Paul Hüttenrauch, Hans-Georg von der Osten, Erich Hahn, Martin Zander, Kurt Hetze, August Burkard, Erich Schuetze, Johannes Jensen, Gustav Klaudat, Hans Goerth, Friedrich Schumacher, Ludwig Luer, Joachim von Bertrab. Excerpt: Hermann Wilhelm Göring (or Goering; German pronunciation: ; 12 January 1893-15 October 1946) was a German politician, military leader, and a leading member of the Nazi Party. He was a veteran of the First World War as an ace fighter pilot, and a recipient of the coveted Pour le Mérite, also known as "The Blue Max". He was the last commander of Jagdgeschwader 1, the fighter wing once led by Manfred von Richthofen, "The Red Baron". In 1935 Göring was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe (German: ), a position he was to hold until the final days of the Second World War. By mid-1940, Göring was at the peak of his power and influence. Adolf Hitler had promoted him to the rank of Reichsmarschall, making Göring senior to all other Wehrmacht commanders, and in 1941 Hitler designated him as his successor and deputy in all his offices. By 1942, with the German war effort stumbling on both fronts, Göring's standing with Hitler was very greatly reduced. Göring largely withdrew from the military and political scene to enjoy the pleasures of life as a wealthy and power...