Reinhard Treptow

Reinhard Treptow
Born28 November 1892
Leikow (present day Poland)
DiedUnknown
Military career
AllegianceGermany
Branch
Luftstreitkräfte
Rank
Offizierstellvertreter (Officer candidate)
UnitsFlieger-Abteilung (Artillerie) (Flier Detachment (Artillery)) 207,
Kampfeinsitzerstaffel (Combat Single-seater Squadron) 4,
Jagdstaffel (Fighter Squadron) 25
AwardsIron Cross,
Bulgarian Order of Bravery (all four classes),
Austro-Hungarian Military Merit Cross

Offizierstellvertreter Reinhard Treptow (born 28 November 1892, date of death unknown) was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories.

Biography

Reinhard Treptow was born in Leikow on 28 November 1892. He joined the German Army's 2nd Field Artillery Regiment on 13 October 1913, before World War I began.

He reported for aviation training in 1915, and was posted to Fliegerersatz-Abteilung (Replacement Detachment) 5 in Hannover, Germany. Training completed, he passed on to Flieger-Abteilung (Artillerie) Flier Detachment (Artillery) 207 on 25 October 1915. He flew artillery direction and reconnaissance missions there until March 1917. He was then transferred to a fighter squadron, Jagdstaffel 25, which was stationed in Macedonia.

References

  1. ↑ The Aerodrome website Retrieved on 16 September 2020
  2. 1 2 Franks et al 1993, p. 218.

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