Erich Löwenhardt, Polish-German lieutenant and pilot (died 1918)

Erich Loewenhardt

German World War I flying ace

Erich Loewenhardt was a German soldier and military aviator who fought in the First World War and became a fighter ace credited with 54 confirmed aerial victories. Originally enlisting in an infantry regiment even though he was only 17, he fought in the Battle of Tannenberg,…