Egon Koepsch

Name:

Egon Koepsch

Country:

Germany

Rank:

Leutnant

Units:

Jasta 4, 11

Victories:

Born:

1891

Place of Birth:

Died:

Place of Death:

Wounded in action on 26 February 1918, Koepsch scored all 9 victories whilst serving with Jasta 4. Among his opponents was Kenneth Junor of 56 Squadron and John Doyle of 60 Squadron. In the 1930s, Doyle wrote about his experiences during the war and claimed that Koepsch shot him down and then proceeded to strafe him on the ground.

Opponents

#2	Kenneth Junor
#8	John Doyle

Victories

	Date	Time	Unit	Aircraft	Opponent	Location
1	05 Dec 1917		Jasta 4		D.H.5	Graincourt
2	23 Apr 1918		Jasta 4		S.E.5a (C1086)	Sailly-Laurette
3	17 Jul 1918		Jasta 4		Bréguet 14	Comblizy
4	22 Jul 1918		Jasta 4		D.H.9	S of Braisne
5	01 Aug 1918		Jasta 4		Nieuport 28	S of Braisne
6	13 Aug 1918		Jasta 4		Bréguet 14	Bilancourt
7	31 Aug 1918		Jasta 4		S.E.5a (D6927)	Combles
8	05 Sep 1918		Jasta 4		S.E.5a (E1397)	Paillencourt
9	04 Nov 1918		Jasta 4		D.H.4	SW of Montmedy