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The Air War over Mesopotamia
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The Air Battle over Mesopotamia as told in the Kriegs-Chronik der Leipziger Neuesten Nachrichten
January 1918 - November 1918
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Sonnabend, 4.Mai 1918.(1) Mesopotamien: ... Hauptmann Schütz schoß ein feindliches Flugzeug ab und errang seinen achten Luftsieg im Irak.
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Saturday, 4th May 1918. Mesopotamia: Hauptmann Schütz shot a hostile airplane and achieved his 8th victory in Iraq.
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Sonnabend, 18.Mai 1918.Mesopotamien: ... In Gegend Altyn Köprue schoß Hauptmann Schütz, Führer der hier unter schwierigsten Verhältnissen kampferprobten deutschen Flieger, aus einem feindlichen Flugzeuggeschwader einen Bombendoppeldecker ab und errang hiermit den 10.Luftsieg, davon 9 im Irak.
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Saturday, 18th May 1918. Mesopotamia: In the area of Altyn Koeprue, Hauptmann Schütz, the leader of the German aviators here, who are battle-tested and the most difficult conditions, shot down a hostile airplane, a bomb laden biplane and hereby achieved victory No.10. Of these 10, 9 were achieved in Iraq.
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The Germans followed a system whereby a pilot became an ace or a Kanone after 10 victories. A remarkable achievement for a pilot in the Mesopatamian Theatre where the number of aircraft in the campaign only consisted of the aircraft from three squadrons.
Sonntag, 2.Juni 1918. Mesopotamien: Das gestern zum Absturz gebrachte feindliche Flugzeug wurde von Hauptmann Schuz und Unteroffizier Quoß abgeschossen.
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Sunday, 2nd June 1918. Mesopotama: The hostile airplane brought down yesterday was shot by Hauptmann Schuz and Unteroffizier Quoß.
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Montag, 10.Juni 1918.
In Gegend El Tire wurde ein feindlicher Flieger im Luftkampf abgeschossen.
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Monday, 10th June 1918. In the area of El Tire a hostile flier was shot down in aerial combat.
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1. Excerpts of reports of the Turkish Headquarter from the Source: "Kriegs-Chronik der Leipziger Neuesten Nachrichten", Band II (1915/1916), Band III (1916/1917), Tape III(Januar 1918) Band IV (1918) [ " War Chronicle of the Latest News of Leipzig ", tape II (1915/1916), tape III (1916/1917), Tape III (January 1918) Band IV(1918) ] courtesy of Hannes Täger.
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