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''Leutnant'' Karl Allmenröder (3 May 1896 – 27 June 1917) was a German World War I flying ace. The medical student son of a preacher father was seasoned in the trenches as an 18-year-old artilleryman in the early days of the First World War, earning the honor of a battlefield commission to ''Leutnant'' on 30 March 1915. After transferring to aviation and serving some time as an artillery spotter in two-seater reconnaissance airplanes, he transferred to flying fighter aircraft with Jagdstaffel 11 in November 1916. Manfred von Richthofen, the Red Baron, took command of Jasta 11 in January 1917. His protege Karl Allmenröder scored the first of his 30 confirmed victories on 16 February 1917. Flying a scarlet Albatros D.III trimmed out with white nose and elevators, Allmenröder would score until 26 June 1917, the day before his death. On 27 June 1917, Karl Allmenröder fell to his death near Zillebeke, Belgium. His posthumous legacy of patriotic courage would later be befouled by the Nazi Party. ==Early life and ground service== Allmenröder was born in Wald, Rhine Province, on 3 May 1896, the son of a Lutheran minister. He was interested in the practice of medicine and was a medical student in Marburg.〔Franks et al 1993, pp. 59 - 60.〕 His reputation became one of a quiet, good natured, dutiful young man. Allmenröder was only 18 when the war began. He became an artilleryman, joining Field Regiment 62 for training, and being transferred to Field Regiment 20 for duty. In January 1915, he returned to Regiment 62. While serving in Poland fighting against the Russian Imperial Army, he was awarded the Iron Cross Second Class in March, 1915. He also was commissioned to ''leutnant'' on 30 March 1915. He was awarded the Friedrich-August Cross First Class in August 1915.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Karl Allmenröder」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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