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Oskar
von Boenigk
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| Country: |
Germany |
| Born: |
25 August 1893 |
| Place of Birth: |
Siegersdorf, Mittelfranken, Bavaria |
| Deceased: |
30 January 1946 |
| Rank: |
Oberleutnant |
| Units: |
Jasta 4, 21
Kasta 19, 32
Jagdgeschwader 2 |
| Victories: |
26 |
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| The son of an Army officer, Boenigk
was born on 25 August 1893. He was wounded twice
in the infantry before being accepted into the
Air Service in December 1915. By October 1918,
he has scored 26 victories and was Knighted in
the Prussian Order of St. John. During World
War Two, he was in the Luftwaffe and rose to
the rank of Major-General. He was captured by
the Russians and died in a prison camp in 1946. |
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