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|branch= Luftwaffe |serviceyears=1914–44 |rank=Generalmajor |commands=JG 51 |unit=JG 51 |battles= |awards= |laterwork= }} Theodor "Theo" Osterkamp (15 April 1892 – 2 January 1975) was a World War I and World War II ''Luftwaffe'' fighter ace. He achieved 32 victories in World War I. In World War II, he led Jagdgeschwader 51 through the Battle of Britain and claimed a further 6 victories, in the process becoming one of only a few men to score victories in both world wars. ==World War I== Osterkamp flew as a naval pilot operating over the Western Front. On 14 August 1914, he joined the ''Marinefliegerkorps''. He then flew with the ''2. Marine-Fliegerabteilung'' in Flanders. During 1915–1916, he served as an air observer, and became the first German pilot to fly a land-based aircraft to England on a reconnaissance-mission. In March 1917, he joined the ''Kampffliegerschule'' (Combat pilot school) in Putzig and then joined the Marine-Jagdstaffel 1. On 15 October 1917, ''Leutnant'' Osterkamp took command over Marine-Jagdstaffel 2. He scored a total of 32 victories during the war, and was awarded the Prussian military order ''Pour le Mérite'' on 2 September 1918, and was the last individual to receive it. 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「Theo Osterkamp」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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