serviceyears branch commands death_date death_place birth_place allegiance unit image_size awards battles birth_date alt nickname rank image article_title name
1914 -- 1917 luftstreitkräfte '' jagdstaffel 28 '' 5 june 1917 becelaere-zandvoorde , belgium krefeld , germany german empire 10th 2 '' '' kampfstaffel 11 '' '' jagdstaffel 11 '' jäger regiment 7th jäger reserve regiment '' kampfgeschwader 200px pour knight 's cross with swords of the royal house order le of hohenzollern wound badge mérite iron cross first & second class world war i eastern front western front 17 december 1891 karl-emil schäfer '' karlchen '' -lrb- `` charlie '' -rrb- leutnant karl-emil schäfer.jpg karl emil schäfer
 karl emil schäfer
karl emil schäfer

karl emil schäfer -lrb- 17 december 1891 -- 5 june 1917 -rrb- was a german pilot during world war i ; he became one of the major german flying aces of the war , with 30 confirmed aerial victories .
