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Name: Karl Gallwitz
Iron Cross 1st and 2nd class Karl Gallwitz
Country: Germany
Rank: Leutnant
Units: FA 37
FA(A) 231
Jasta 2, 29
Victories: 10
Born: 1895
Place of Birth: Sigmaringen, Hohenzollern, Baden
Died: 17 May 1984
Place of Death: Göttingen, Germany
 
 
On 27 March 1918, Gallwitz shot down a Bristol F.2b piloted by English ace Robert Kirkman. A month later, Gallwitz was injured in a crash and never returned to combat.
 
Opponents
#5 Arthur Rhys DavidsEngland
#9 Robert Kirby KirkmanEnglandand John Herbert Hedley England
 
Victories
Date Time Unit Aircraft Opponent Location
1 07 Jul 1917 FA 37   Balloon Near Sturin, S of Riga
2 08 Jul 1917 FA 37   Balloon Sturin
3 09 Oct 1917 1815 Jasta 2   R.E.8 N of Zevecote
4 14 Oct 1917 0742 Jasta 2   R.E.8 (B5308) S of Wieltje
5 27 Oct 1917 1210 Jasta 2   S.E.5a (B51) Polterryburg
6 18 Jan 1918 1120 Jasta 2   Sopwith Camel (B4629) N of Passchendaele
7 19 Jan 1918 1445 Jasta 2   Sopwith Camel (B2468) S of Houthulst Forest
8 22 Jan 1918 1205 Jasta 2   Bristol F.2b (C4825) Ostnieukerke
9 27 Mar 1918 1100 Jasta 2   Bristol F.2b (B1156) S of Albert
10 21 Apr 1918 1350 Jasta 2   Sopwith Camel W of Bailleul
 
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