1918 Hermann Göring in Jagdgeschwader I

During the first year of World War I, Göring served with an infantry regiment in the Vosges region. He was hospitalised with Rheumatism resulting from the damp of trench warfare. While he was recovering, his friend Bruno Loerzer convinced him to transfer to the Luftstreitkräfte. Göring's application to transfer was immediately turned down. But later that year Göring flew as Loerzer's observer in Feldfliegerabteilung (FFA) 25 - Göring had arranged his own transfer. He was detected and sentenced to three weeks' confinement to barracks. The sentence was never carried out: by the time it was imposed Göring's association with Loerzer had been regularised. They were assigned as a team to the 25th Field Air Detachment of the Crown Prince's Fifth Army "though it seems that they had to steal a plane in order to qualify." They flew reconnaissance and bombing missions for which the Crown Prince invested both Göring and Loerzer with the Iron Cross, first class.
On completing his pilot's training course he was posted back to Feldfliegerabteilung (FFA) 2 in October 1915. Göring had already claimed two air victories as an Observer (one unconfirmed). He gained another flying a Fokker EIII single-seater scout in March 1916. In October 1916 he was posted to Jagdstaffel 5, but was wounded in action in November. In February 1917 he joined Jagdstaffel 26. He now scored steadily until in May 1917 he got his first command, Jasta 27. Serving with Jastas 5, 26 and 27, he claimed 21 air victories. Besides the Iron Cross, he was awarded the Zaehring Lion with swords, the Karl Friedrich Order and the House Order of Hohenzollern with swords, third class, and finally in May 1918 (despite not having the required 25 air victories) the coveted Pour le Mérite.On 7 July 1918, after the death of Wilhelm Reinhard, the successor of The Red Baron, he was made commander of the famed "Flying Circus", Jagdgeschwader 1.
Göring finished the war with twenty-two confirmed kills.
Because of his arrogance, Göring's appointment as commander of Jagdgeschwader 1 had not been well received. Though after demobilisation Göring and his officers spent most of their time during the first weeks of November 1918 in the Stiftskeller, the best restaurant and drinking place in Aschaffenburg, he was the only veteran of Jagdgeschwader 1 never invited to post-war reunions.

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[notaire2]

Damals war Göring nicht ein fetter Nazi.

[skoblinI]

@notaire2 Damals war er auch nicht drogenabhängig....

[tyoungos]

As we know in investment, past performance is no guarantee of the future results. Goring’s brilliant career as a fighter pilot in WWI was over-valued for his new responsibility as the German Air Force chief in WWII by the Fuhrer who trusted him. He became arrogant and complacent. At the later stage of WWII, he was a "fat cat" who produced less than what he was expected. His downfall was part of the German army’s downfall. ☆☆☆☆☆

[therealbamlee]

@tyoungos thats perry typical for hitlers regime. he surrounded himself with people to whom he felt a strong sense of comradship, that meant that he had a lot of incompetent people in high positions. If hitler would have exchanged hitler for some luftwaffe general and would not have interferred in his armies warefare like he did, world war two would have enden 5 years later probably.

[dks442]

Interesting footage. Pfalz D.XII at 1:40. I'd like to have seen more of that!

[usmanhar]

i know that chin ... =)

[NochbeiVerstand]

Cooles Video.

[Tigerpanzer007]

@Kuno266 ... Sorte

[Kuno266]

@Tigerpanzer007

Flöte, du zählst meinen Großvater zu deinen Favoriten?

Mein Gott, der alte Herr schmeißt seine Orden weg.

Wie sagt er doch immer "Dafür habe ich gekämpft?"

[Kuno266]

@Tigerpanzer007

Ja,ja,

bla,bla,bla !

[Kuno266]

@Moritz4618

Du kennst doch diesen Schmierlappan!

Der sucht Anschluß!!!

Gib dich nicht mit Abfall ab!!!!!!!!!!!

[Moritz4618]

@Tigerpanzer007

Klappt nicht, sieht man ja bei dir und nun halts Maul!

Doppelnull, such dir einen Friseur!!!