Julius Buckler

Name:

Julius Buckler

Country:

Germany

Rank:

Leutnant

Units:

FA(A) 209
FEA 6
Jasta 17

Victories:

Born:

28 March 1894

Place of Birth:

Mainz

Died:

23 May 1960

Place of Death:

Bonn

At 15 years of age, Buckler worked for Anthony Fokker but abandoned an interest in architecture to join the Infantry Life Regiment 117 in 1913. Badly wounded on the Western Front, he transferred to the German Air Service. Already wounded 3 times in 1917, he was wounded for the fourth time on 30 November. On that day he was wounded in the chest and both arms and crashed and broke both arms. When he recovered he rejoined Jasta 17, flying "Mops" and "Lilly" to score 3 more victories before he was wounded again on 6 May 1918.

Victories

	Date	Time	Unit	Aircraft	Opponent	Location
1	17 Dec 1916	1620	Jasta 17		Caudron	Bras
2	14 Feb 1917		Jasta 17		Caudron	W of Facq Wood
3	15 Feb 1917		Jasta 17		Caudron	Pont-a-Mousson
4	15 Apr 1917		Jasta 17		SPAD	Prouvais
5	16 Apr 1917		Jasta 17		Nieuport	Berry-au-Bac
6	26 Apr 1917	0920	Jasta 17		Balloon	Bois de Genicourt
u/c	06 May 1917		Jasta 17		SPAD	Pont-a-Vert
7	12 May 1917	1840	Jasta 17		Nieuport	La Malmaison
8	11 Jul 1917	0850	Jasta 17		Sopwith Triplane	SE of Zillebeke
9	13 Jul 1917	1320	Jasta 17		F.E.2d	Stuivekenskerke
10	14 Jul 1917	1750	Jasta 17		B.E.2	Leffinghe
11	17 Jul 1917	0730	Jasta 17		Sopwith Pup (B1713)	Keyem
12	09 Aug 1917	0745	Jasta 17		Sopwith Camel (B3870)	SE of Nieuport
13	11 Aug 1917	1415	Jasta 17		R.E.8	W of Spermalie
14	29 Sep 1917	1805	Jasta 17		D.H.5	Fleubair
15	30 Sep 1917	1155	Jasta 17		Sopwith	Lens-Arras
16	11 Oct 1917	0945	Jasta 17		R.E.8	Rodincourt
17	11 Oct 1917	1740	Jasta 17		Sopwith Camel	Armentières
18	17 Oct 1917	1120	Jasta 17		Bristol F.2b	Rocourt
19	24 Oct 1917	1620	Jasta 17		R.E.8 (B5896)	Mericourt
20	28 Oct 1917	1705	Jasta 17		R.E.8	Mont St. Eloi
21	29 Oct 1917	0914	Jasta 17		Balloon	Neuville
22	29 Oct 1917	1210	Jasta 17		Nieuport Scout	E of Houthem
23	31 Oct 1917	1130	Jasta 17		A.W.F.K.8	La Bassée
24	31 Oct 1917	1620	Jasta 17		Balloon	Laventie
25	12 Nov 1917	1545	Jasta 17		R.E.8	Oostkerke
26	15 Nov 1917	0845	Jasta 17		R.E.8	Ypres
27	18 Nov 1917	0910	Jasta 17		Balloon	Ypres
28	18 Nov 1917	0925	Jasta 17		Balloon	Dickebusch
29	18 Nov 1917	1415	Jasta 17		R.E.8	Bixschoote
30	29 Nov 1917	1205	Jasta 17		Balloon	Bapaume
31	16 Apr 1918	1635	Jasta 17		Bréguet 14	Vaux
32	21 Apr 1918	1230	Jasta 17		Bréguet 14	Mareuil
33	03 May 1918	2100	Jasta 17		Balloon	Tricot
34	05 Oct 1918	1715	Jasta 17		Salmson 2A2
35	24 Oct 1918		Jasta 17		Bréguet 14	Méry
36	30 Oct 1918		Jasta 17		EA
u/c	08 Nov 1918		Jasta 17		R.E.8

Books

Franks, Norman. Julius Buckler: MALAULA!: The Battle Cry of Jasta 17. London: Grub Steet, 2007

Franks, Norman, Frank Bailey and Russell Guest. Above the Lines: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914-1918. London: Grub Street, 1993

Treadwell, Terry C. and Alan C. Wood. German Knights of the Air 1914-1918: The Holders of the Orden Pour le Mérite. New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1998