Fritz Gerhard Anders | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 August 1889 Cottbus, The German Empire |
| Died | 8 November 1919 (aged 30) |
| Allegiance |  German Empire |
| Service/ | Luftstreitkräfte |
| Rank | Leutnant |
| Unit | Schutzstaffel 8, Jagdstaffel 35 , Jagdstaffel 4 |
| Commands held | Jagdstaffel 73 |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Awards | Iron Cross (both classes) |
Leutnant Fritz Gerhard Anders was a World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories. He was the world's first night fighter ace. [1]
Fritz Gerhard Anders was born in Cottbus on 23 August 1889. [2] He was a prewar pilot, gaining pilot's license 592 on 12 November 1912. [1]
Anders began his aerial service for the First World War as a pilot in Schutzstaffel (Protection Squadron) 8. He would serve with this early fighter-bomber unit until he was transferred to a fighter squadron, Jagdstaffel 34 in March 1917. On 14 April 1917, he was wounded in action; he returned to duty ten days later. On 2 June 1917, he transferred to Jagdstaffel 4 . He scored his initial aerial victory on 7 July 1917, when he downed a Sopwith Pup from Nine Naval Squadron of the Royal Naval Air Service. [1]
On 20 February 1918, Anders was appointed as Staffelführer to command Jagdstaffel 73 . He scored his second victory on 14 June 1918, downing a SPAD, possibly flying a Fokker Triplane. Then, flying with his squadron's pioneering nightfighting detail, Anders ran off a string of five aerial victories at night between 20 August and 25 September 1918 to become history's first nightfighter ace. On 13 October 1918, Anders was transferred to Jastaschule II, a school for fighter pilots. [1]
During the war, Anders earned both classes of the Iron Cross. [1]
Fritz Gerhard Anders died on 8 November 1919.[ citation needed ]
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