# Karl Teichmann

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{{Short description|Austrian flying ace (1897–1927)}}
{{Infobox military person
| name          = Karl Teichmann
| image         = Karl Teichmann.jpg
| caption       = 
| birth_date    = {{Birth year|1897}}
| death_date    = {{Death year and age|1927|1897}}
| birth_place   = [Rabersdorf](/source/Hrabi%C5%A1%C3%ADn), [Silesia](/source/Silesia), [Austro-Hungarian Empire](/source/Austro-Hungarian_Empire)
| death_place   = [Graz](/source/Graz), [Austria](/source/First_Austrian_Republic)
| nickname      = 
| allegiance    = {{flag|Austro-Hungarian Empire}}
| branch        = {{army|Austro-Hungary}}
*Infantry
*[Aviation](/source/KuKLFT)
| service_years = 1915 - 1918
| rank          = ''[Feldwebel](/source/Feldwebel)''
| unit          = ''Fliegerkompanie'' 5<br />''Fliegerkompanie'' 42J<br />''Fliegerkompanie'' 60J<br />''Fliegerkompanie'' 14J
| commands      = 
| battles       = [World War I](/source/World_War_I)
| awards        = [Golden Medal for Bravery](/source/Medal_for_Bravery_(Austria-Hungary))<br /> Silver Medal for Bravery x2
| relations     = 
| other_work    = 
}}
''[Feldwebel](/source/Feldwebel)'' '''Karl Teichmann''' (1897–1927) was a [Austro-Hungarian](/source/Austro-Hungarian) [World War I](/source/World_War_I) [flying ace](/source/flying_ace) credited with five aerial victories. His path to aerial victories began in 1915, when he joined the Austro-Hungarian infantry. His prewar training as an [auto mechanic](/source/auto_mechanic) saw him assigned as an aviation mechanic on the Russian Front in February 1916. After eight months, he began pilot training, being awarded Austrian Pilot's Certificate 658 on 16 May 1917. Reassigned to the Italian Front, he scored five victories—three shared—between 26 September 1917 and 22 August 1918. Teichmann would survive the war and die of natural causes in [Graz](/source/Graz), Austria.

==Biography==
===Early life===
Karl Teichmann was born in [Rabersdorf](/source/Hrabi%C5%A1%C3%ADn), [Schlesien](/source/Schlesien), the [Austro-Hungarian Empire](/source/Austro-Hungarian_Empire) in 1897. He was of [Sudeten German](/source/Sudeten_German) heritage. He trained as an automotive mechanic in his youth before World War I.<ref name=fronts202>Franks, Guest, & Alegi, 1997, p. 202.</ref>

Teichmann joined Infantry Regiment No. 1 in 1915, but soon after basic training found himself forwarded to ''Fliegerkompanie'' 5. He served as a mechanic on the [Russian Front](/source/Eastern_Front_(World_War_I)), beginning in February 1916. Eight months later, he applied for pilot's training; he was accepted in November 1916. His talent as a pilot got him sent directly to advanced training as a fighter pilot. On 16 May 1917, he was awarded Austrian Pilot's Certificate 659.<ref name=aces221>O'Connor 1994, pp. 221-222.</ref>

[[File:AlbatrosDIII Navratil.png|left|thumb|Typical Austro-Hungarian Albatros D.III. Arrow-in-heart insignia is that of [Miroslav Navratil](/source/Miroslav_Navratil).]]

===Aerial combat===
{{also|Aerial victory standards of World War I#Austria-Hungary}}

In August 1917, Teichmann was posted to ''Fliegerkompanie'' 42J, considered the cream of the Austro-Hungarian [fighter squadron](/source/fighter_squadron)s. It was armed with [Albatros D.III](/source/Albatros_D.III) fighters.<ref name=aces221/> On 26 September 1917, in company with [Ernst Strohschneider](/source/Ernst_Strohschneider) and [Ferdinand Udvardy](/source/Ferdinand_Udvardy), he helped shoot down a [SPAD](/source/Soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9_Pour_L'Aviation_et_ses_D%C3%A9riv%C3%A9s) over Ronchi for his first aerial victory. He then received the Silver [Medal for Bravery](/source/Medal_for_Bravery_(Austria-Hungary)) Second Class.<ref name=fronts202/>

Teichmann was drawn into the fighting at the [Battle of Caporetto](/source/Battle_of_Caporetto). On 23 October 1917, he scored another victory, downing a [Nieuport](/source/Nieuport) fighter over [Lago di Doberdò](/source/Lago_di_Doberd%C3%B2). On 27 November, he teamed with [Karl Patzelt](/source/Karl_Patzelt) for a third victory, a [Sopwith](/source/Sopwith_Aviation_Company) destroyed over [San Dona di Piave](/source/San_Dona_di_Piave). His feats earned him the First Class Silver Bravery Medal.<ref name=fronts202/>

Teichmann then transferred to a new fighter squadron being founded with [Frank Linke-Crawford](/source/Frank_Linke-Crawford) commanding, ''Fliegerkompanie'' 60 J. On 3 February 1918, he shot down another Nieuport, over Monte Nuoval. Later in 1918, he was granted the highest honor of his nation, the Gold Medal for Bravery. In August 1918, he moved to ''Fliegerkompanie'' 14j at [Feltre](/source/Feltre). On 22 August, he scored his fifth victory by shooting down a [Bristol F.2 Fighter](/source/Bristol_F.2_Fighter) from [No. 139 Squadron RAF](/source/No._139_Squadron_RAF).<ref name=fronts202/>

Karl Teichmann survived the war. He died of natural causes in [Graz](/source/Graz) in 1927.<ref name=fronts202/>

==Sources of information==
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==References==
*{{cite book|last=Franks|first=Norman|author-link=Norman Franks|last2=Guest|first2=Russell|last3=Alegi|first3=Gregory|year=1997|title=Above the War Fronts: The British Two-seater Bomber Pilot and Observer Aces, the British Two-seater Fighter Observer Aces, and the Belgian, Italian, Austro-Hungarian and Russian Fighter Aces, 1914–1918|publisher=Grub Street|ISBN=978-1898697565}}
*{{cite book|last=O'Connor|first=Martin|year=1994|title=Air Aces of the Austro-Hungarian Empire 1914 - 1918|publisher=Flying Machines Press|ISBN=978-0-9637110-1-4}}

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