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| Name: |
Johannes Janzen |
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| Country: |
Germany |
| Rank: |
Leutnant |
| Units: |
FEA 3
Jasta 4, 6, 23
Kasta 12 |
| Victories: |
13 |
| Born: |
21 May 1896 |
| Place of Birth: |
Fronza, West Prussia |
| Died: |
1980s |
| Place of Death: |
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Janzen transferred to the German Air Force on 4 May 1916. After training with FEA 3 and Kasta 12, he was assigned to Jasta 23 on 28 November 1916. He scored his first victory with this unit before being reassigned to Jasta 6 on 16 October 1917. After scoring 3 more victories, he assumed command of Jasta 4 on 28 March 1918. A week later, he returned to Jasta 6 as the new CO, replacing Wilhelm Reinhard who was given command of JG I. Scoring his 5th victory on 4 May 1918, Janzen's Fokker DR.I was shot down five days later by a member of 209 Squadron. He survived the crash and scored 8 more victories before he was shot down again on 9 June 1918. On this occasion, the interrupter gear on his triplane malfunctioned during a dogfight with a SPAD and he shot off his own propellor. Janzen was captured and remained a prisoner until the end of the war. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
25 Feb 1917 |
1135 |
Jasta 23 |
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Farman |
Loupmont |
| 2 |
30 Nov 1917 |
1545 |
Jasta 6 |
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Sopwith Camel |
SW of Marcoing |
| 3 |
10 Dec 1917 |
1320 |
Jasta 6 |
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S.E.5a |
SE of Gonnelieu |
| 4 |
27 Mar 1918 |
0920 |
Jasta 6 |
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R.E.8 |
S of d'Aveluy Wood |
| 5 |
04 May 1918 |
1955 |
Jasta 6 |
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SPAD |
S of Etinehem |
| 6 |
15 May 1918 |
1250 |
Jasta 6 |
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D.H.4 |
N of Hamel |
| 7 |
17 May 1918 |
1115 |
Jasta 6 |
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Bréguet 14 |
E of Cachy |
| 8 |
20 May 1918 |
0930 |
Jasta 6 |
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Sopwith Dolphin |
Hamel |
| 9 |
30 May 1918 |
1030 |
Jasta 6 |
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SPAD |
Beauvardes |
| 10 |
02 Jun 1918 |
1720 |
Jasta 6 |
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SPAD 2 |
W of Ploisy |
| 11 |
05 Jun 1918 |
1140 |
Jasta 6 |
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SPAD |
Vierzy |
| 12 |
05 Jun 1918 |
2025 |
Jasta 6 |
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SPAD |
La Ferté Milon |
| 13 |
07 Jun 1918 |
0705 |
Jasta 6 |
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SPAD |
E of Villers-Cotterêts |
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