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| Name: |
Mieczyslaw Sylwester Garsztka |
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| Country: |
Germany |
| Rank: |
Leutnant |
| Units: |
Jasta 31 |
| Victories: |
6 |
| Born: |
31 December 1896 |
| Place of Birth: |
Bydgoszcz, Poland (Bromberg, Prussia) |
| Died: |
10 June 1919 |
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| Place of Death: |
Lviv, Ukraine |
| Cemetery: |
Lychakivskiy Cemetery, Lviv, Ukraine |
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Also known as Sylvester Garsztka. He was wounded in action with 46 Squadron on 2 October 1918. He may have been downed by Donald MacLaren, James Leith and Cyril Sawyer. Garsztka remained in hospital until the end of the war. He was killed in a crash flying a captured SPAD VII. He was posthumously awarded the Virtuti Militari, fifth class. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
16 Jul 1918 |
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Jasta 31 |
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SPAD |
Rilly-la-Montagne |
| 2 |
18 Sep 1918 |
1140 |
Jasta 31 |
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S.E.5a |
Lempire |
| 3 |
18 Sep 1918 |
1150 |
Jasta 31 |
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D.H.9 |
Saulcourt |
| 4 |
25 Sep 1918 |
1800 |
Jasta 31 |
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D.H.9 |
Fresnoy |
| 5 |
26 Sep 1918 |
1740 |
Jasta 31 |
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S.E.5a |
Fresnoy |
| 6 |
30 Sep 1918 |
1800 |
Jasta 31 |
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S.E.5a |
Lehaucourt |
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