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Gotthard Sachsenberg (1891-1961) was a German First World War fighter ace credited with 31 confirmed aerial victories. Flying as commander of Marine Feld-Jaeger I, he led his naval aviators over the English Channel as a German counterpart to the Royal Naval Air Service.
List of victories
editHis victories are reported in chronological order, which is not necessarily the order or dates the victories were confirmed by headquarters.
This list is complete for entries, though obviously not for all details. Background data was abstracted from Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914–1918, ISBN 978-0-948817-73-1, pp. 195–196, and The Aerodrome webpage on Gotthard Sachsenberg [1]. Abbreviations were expanded by the editor creating this list.
| No. | Date | Time | Foe | Unit | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 May 1917 | Farman | Belgian Air Force | Diksmuide (Dixmude), Belgium | |
| 2 | 1 May 1917 | Sopwith 1½ Strutter | Belgian Air Force | Oudekapelle, Belgium | |
| 3 | 12 May 1917 | Sopwith Pup | No. 4 Naval Squadron, RNAS | Off Zeebrugge, Belgium | |
| 4 | 7 June 1917 | Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2d | St. Eloi, Belgium | ||
| 5 | 7 June 1917 | Sopwith Pup | Potyze | ||
| 6 | 9 August 1917 | 1840 hours | SPAD S.VII | Northeast of Lampernisse | |
| 7 | 18 November 1917 | Sopwith | Off Nieuwpoort (also known as Nieuport) | ||
| 8 | 18 December 1917 | Sopwith 1½ Strutter | Northwest of Keiem, Belgium | ||
| 9 | 17 March 1918 | Bréguet 14 | Pervijze, Belgium | ||
| 10 | 25 April 1918 | Sopwith two-seater | Avekapelle | ||
| 11 | 21 May 1918 | Airco DH.4 | No. 211 Squadron RAF | Off Mariakerke, Belgium | |
| 12 | 29 May 1918 | Airco DH.9 | Southwest of Nieuwkapelle | ||
| 13 | 2 June 1918 | SPAD | Off Middelkerke, Belgium | ||
| 14 | 12 June 1918 | Airco DH.9 | Off Ostend, Belgium | ||
| 15 | 13 July 1918 | 2135 hours | SPAD | Off Westende, Belgium | |
| 16 | 16 July 1918 | 1415 hours | SPAD | Off Zeebrugge, Belgium | |
| 17 | 16 July 1918 | 1420 hours | Airco DH.9 | No. 202 Squadron RAF | over flooded land (Überschwemm in (German) documents) |
| 18 | 16 July 1918 | 1425 hours | Airco DH.4 or Airco DH.9 | No. 218 Squadron RAF | Off Middelkerke, Belgium |
| 19 | 29 July 1918 | 2035 hours | Sopwith Camel | Pervijse, Belgium | |
| 20 | 12 August 1918 | 1253 hours | Sopwith Camel | 17th Aero Squadron, USAAS | Off Ostend, Belgium |
| 21 | 12 August 1918 | 1255 hours | Airco DH.9 | No. 206 Squadron RAF | Off Ostend, Belgium |
| 22 | 16 August 1918 | Sopwith Camel | No. 213 Squadron RAF | Off Zeebrugge, Belgium | |
| 23 | 16 August 1918 | Airco DH.9 | No. 211 Squadron RAF | Off Cadzand, Netherlands | |
| 24 | 21 August 1918 | Airco DH.9 | Off Zeebrugge, Belgium | ||
| 25 | 2 September 1918 | Enemy airplane | |||
| 26 | 23 October 1918 | Airco DH.9 | No. 108 Squadron RAF | ||
| 27 and 28 | 23 October 1918 | Two Sopwith Camels | Both from No. 204 Squadron RAF | ||
| 29 | 26 October 1918 | p.m. | Sopwith Camel | No. 65 Squadron RAF | Essengem |
| 30 | 28 October 1918 | Airco DH.9 | |||
| 31 | 29 October 1918 | Enemy airplane |