# Leopold Reimann

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German flying ace

Leopold Rudolf Reimann Born 7 December 1892 Oberhohnsdorf, Kingdom of Saxony, Germany Died 24 January 1917(1917-01-24) (aged 24) Valenciennes, France Allegiance German Empire Branch Flying service Service years 1914-1917 Rank Offizierstellvertreter Unit Kampfeinsitzerkommando B (Combat Single-Seater Command B); Jagdstaffel 1 (Fighter Squadron 1); Jagdstaffel 2 (Fighter Squadron 2), Awards Iron Cross First and Second Class

*Offizierstellvertreter* **Leopold Rudolf Reimann** was a [World War I](/source/World_War_I) [flying ace](/source/Flying_ace) credited with five aerial victories.[1]

## Biography

See also [Aerial victory standards of World War I](/source/Aerial_victory_standards_of_World_War_I)

A Sopwith Strutter was Reimann's first victim.

**Leopold Rudolf Reimann** was born at [Oberhohnsdorf](/source/Oberhohnsdorf), [Kingdom of Saxony](/source/Kingdom_of_Saxony), [Germany](/source/Germany) on 7 December 1892.[2]

Reimann joined a pioneer battalion at the start of World War I, winning an [Iron Cross](/source/Iron_Cross) Second Class on 30 August 1914. In Spring 1915, he was wounded in action. In June, he was awarded the Silver [Military Order of St. Henry](/source/Military_Order_of_St._Henry). He then transferred to aviation duty. While his training is unknown, he was posted to fly one of the world's original fighter planes, the [Fokker Eindekker](/source/Fokker_Eindekker), as a member of a pioneering fighter organization, *Kampfeinsitzerkommando B* (Combat Single-Seater Command B). On 30 June 1916, he was shot down, but survived uninjured. As *Kampfeinsitzerkommando B* was augmented to become *[Jagdstaffel 1](/source/Jagdstaffel_1)* (Fighter Squadron 1), Reimann continued to fly for them. He shot down a [Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter](/source/Sopwith_1_1%2F2_Strutter) on 24 August for his first aerial victory. On 1 September, he transferred to the equally new *[Jagdstaffel 2](/source/Jagdstaffel_2)*; on the 10th, he received the First Class Iron Cross. During September and October 1916, he would claim six more aerial victories, four of which were verified. He was wounded during his last successful [dogfight](/source/Dogfight) on 22 October.[2]

Reimann's assigned aircraft was an Albatros D.III fighter.

On 31 December 1916, Reimann married. Shortly thereafter, he began fighter training at [Valenciennes](/source/Valenciennes), France. On 24 January 1917, while in flight, his [Albatros D.III](/source/Albatros_D.III) shed its wings and Reimann fell to his death.[2]

## Sources of information

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** The Aerodrome website [\[1\]](http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/germany/reimann.php) Retrieved 23 September 2020

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-lines_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-lines_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-lines_2-2) *Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914–1918*, p. 185

## References

- *Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914–1918*. [Norman Franks](/source/Norman_Franks), Frank W. Bailey, Russell Guest. Grub Street, 1993. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-948817-73-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-948817-73-9), [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-948817-73-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-948817-73-1).

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