Eduard Ritter von Dostler [SEP] conflict
Eduard Ritter von Dostler
Oberleutnant Eduard Ritter von Dostler (3 February 1892 – 21 August 1917), Pour le Mérite, Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, Military Order of Max Joseph, Iron Cross, was a German World War I fighter ace credited with 26 victories. On three consecutive assignments during World War I, Dostler was entrusted with leadership of German "jagdstaffeln" (fighter squadrons).
Early life and ground service.
Eduard Dostler was born on 3 February 1892 in Pottenstein, Kingdom of Bavaria. He
His final victory was scored on 18 August. Three days later, Dostler attacked and was shot down by an obsolete British R.E.8 of No. 7 Squadron RFC, flown by Lts. M. A. O'Callaghan and N. Sharples. Dostler fell near Frezenburg, Belgium.
Eduard Dostler was posthumously awarded the Military Order of Max Joseph backdated to 18 August 1917; its award both entitled him to a lifetime pension and knighted him. As a visible sign of his honor, his name became Eduard Ritter von Dostler.
Decorations and awards