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Albert
Dossenbach
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| Country: |
Germany |
| Born: |
05 June 1891 |
| Place of Birth: |
St. Blasien |
| Deceased: |
03 July 1917 |
| Rank: |
Leutenant |
| Units: |
FA 22; Jasta 2, 10, 36 |
| Victories: |
15 |
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| A medical student when the war
began, Dossenbach abandoned his studies to join
the army. Within weeks, he was promoted to Unteroffizier
and by the end of his first month of service,
he was decorated for saving the life of his commanding
officer. In 1916, he transferred to the German
Air Force and graduated from Jastaschule in June.
Later that year, while serving with FA 22, Dossenbach
became the first two-seater pilot to receive
the Orden Pour le Mérite ( Blue Max).
Following single-seat fighter training with Jasta
2, he assumed command of Jasta 36 on 22 February
1917. Teaching by example, he scored the squadron's
first aerial victory on 5 April 1917, downing
a French Caudron. On 2 May 1917, having already
scored 14 victories, Dossenbach was severely
wounded while bombing an enemy airfield. When
he recovered, he assumed command of Jasta 10.
Scoring his final victory on 27 June 1917, he
shot down an observation balloon near Ypres.
Six days later, he was killed in action, shot
down by a British two-seater. Witnesses reported
they saw him jump or fall from his burning plane.
His was buried in Frieburg with full military
honors. |
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