Carl Degelow [SEP] place of birth
Carl Degelow
Carl "Charly" Degelow (5 January 1891 – 9 November 1970) "Pour le Merite", Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, Iron Cross, was a German fighter pilot during World War I. He was credited with 30 victories, and was the last person to win the military Pour le Merite.
Life before aviation.
Carl Degelow was born on 5 January 1891 in Münsterdorf, Schleswig-Holstein, in the Kingdom of Prussia.
In 1912-1913, before World War I broke out
World War II began, he was a Hauptmann (captain). Degelow went on to serve as a Major in the Luftwaffe during World War II.
He died in Hamburg, Germany on 9 November 1970.
See also.
- Degelow, Carl; Kilduff, Peter. "Germany's Last Knight of the Air: The Memoirs of Major Carl Degelow". W. Kimber, 1979. , 9780718301460.
Bibliography.
- Franks, Norman; Bailey, Frank W.; Guest, Russell. "Above