Hans-Joachim Buddecke [SEP] conflict
Hans-Joachim Buddecke
Hans-Joachim Buddecke (22 August 1890 – 10 March 1918) was a German flying ace in World War I, credited with thirteen victories. He was the third ace, after Max Immelmann and Oswald Boelcke, to earn the Blue Max (Pour le Mérite). He saw combat in three theaters during the First World War: Bulgaria, Turkey, and the Western Front.
Background.
Buddecke was born in Berlin and followed his father's footsteps into the Army. In 1904,
1914, the Ottoman Navy established the Naval Aircraft School ("Bahriye Tayyare Mektebi") in San Stefano.
In 1915, some German officers came to the Ottoman Empire, such as Hans Joachim Buddecke, and some Ottoman officers went to Germany for flight education. Buddecke himself would achieve some success flying for the Ottoman allies of Germany, achieving four confirmed and seven probable victories (from late 1915 to the summer of 1916) while flying for the Ottoman aviation squadrons.
By the end of 1915, two offices were