Loerzer, Bruno, born 22-01-1891 in Berlin, was a prewar army officer who learned to fly in 1914. (see Did you know) (see Hermann Goering)
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flew as Loerzer’s observer from 28-10-1914 until late June 1915. Transferring to fighters, Loerzer flew with two Jagdstaffeln, Fighters Squadrons,
in 1916 before joining Jagdstaffel 26 in January 1917. As one of the original German fighter squadrons, the unit would score 177 verified aerial victories, including four observation balloons destroyed. The jasta would pay a bloody price for its success: five pilots killed in action, nine wounded in action, and one prisoner of war. By then Loerzer had scored two victories over French aircraft. His tally reached 20 victories at the end of October and he received the Pour le Mérite in February 1918. The same month, he took command of the newly formed Jagdgeschwader III, nicknamed
, Ernst Udet
the third of Germany’s famed “flying circuses.” His aces included his brother Fritz here on the right
, pilot with the member of the Jasta 6, who claimed 11 victories. Fritz Loerzer survived the war and died age 57 on 21-07-1952. Leading Jasta 26 and three other squadrons, with Hermann Dahlmann’s
support as adjutant and wingman, Loerzer proved a successful wing commander. Dahlmann died old age 85 on 21-01-1978 in Riemsteig. Equipped with the new BMW-engined Fokker D.VII,
JG III cut a wide swath through Allied formations in the summer of 1918, and his own score mounted steadily. He achieved his last ten victories in September when he reached his final score of 44 victories.











For Bruno Loerzer here with Field Marshal of the Luftwaffe, Wolfgang Freiherr von Richthofen, this position was a little too heavy and overburdened he was exempted on 20-12-1944 and landed in the Führer Reserve. He was retired in 29-04-1945 and was able to escape to Bavarian, but was captured in Berchtesgaden by the American forces. He was kept in a military prisoner’s camps until 1947, one of which was Dachau the famous death camp, converted to house German military personnel. In 1947 as a civilian he settled in Hamburg.
Death and burial ground of Loerzer, Bruno.




Bruno Loerzer died there on 23-08-1960, at the age of 69 and is buried with his wife Elsa, born Wulf, who died age 76 in 1976, on the Nienstedten Friedhof in Hamburg, Field 2-corner left. The grave pictures were kindly sent by Wolfgang Linke, a friend from Frankfurt am Main.
