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Theodor "Theo" Osterkamp (15 April 1892 – 2 January 1975) was a German fighter pilot during World War I and World War II. A flying ace , he achieved 32 victories in World War I. [3] In World War II, he led Jagdgeschwader 51 up to the Battle of Britain and claimed a further six victories during World War II, in the process becoming ...
Theodor Osterkamp (* 15. April 1892 in Rölsdorf; † 2. Januar 1975 in Baden-Baden) war ein erfolgreicher Jagdflieger im Ersten Weltkrieg in der Kaiserlichen Marine und im Zweiten Weltkrieg Generalleutnant der Luftwaffe der Wehrmacht. Der mit Manfred von Richthofen befreundete Osterkamp errang im
Theodor Osterkamp, the commanding officer of Jagdgeschwader 51, was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz). Forty-eight year old Osterkamp was one of only a handful of aviators to see combat in both World Wars.
Síntesis biográfica. Nació el 15 de abril de 1892 en Düren en Rheinland. Luchó en la Primera Guerra Mundial como piloto naval que operaba en el frente occidental. Estuvo al mando de Marine-Feld-Jagdstaffel 2 desde el 15 de octubre de 1917. Osterkamp registraría 32 victorias en ese conflicto.
Place of Death: Baden-Baden. The Prussian army rejected him for health reasons but Osterkamp joined the Freiwilliges Marine Flieger Corps and became the German navy's highest scoring ace. When the war ended, he went east to fight the Bolsheviks.
Generalleutnant (Lieutenant General) Theodor Osterkamp, the most successful German naval fighter of World War I, one of the highest ranking Luftwaffe officers during World War II. (1892-1975) Chapter I. From chicken to hawk... He was born on April 12, 1892 in Aschersleben, Saxony.
In World War II, Theo Osterkamp flew in the Battle of France, already bearing the high rank of colonel and the position “Geschwaderkommodore” (commander of the aviation unit). He shot down four planes, and two more in an attack on the UK.
