Ernst Bormann was a German World War I Luftstreitkrafte flying ace and a Generalmajor of the Luftwaffe during World War II.
12 Facts About Ernst Bormann
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Ernst Bormann was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.
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Ernst Bormann surrendered to the Soviet forces on 10 May 1945 and was released on 9 October 1955.
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Ernst Bormann was born on 5 November 1897 in Kirchbrak.
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Ernst Bormann joined Reserve Infantry Regiment No 82 on 17 August 1915 as a cadet.
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Ernst Bormann moved on to FEA 12 on 24 October 1917.
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Ernst Bormann was at Armee-Flug-Park 9 when he received his first operational assignment; on 8 January 1918, he was posted to Feldflieger Abteilung 42.
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Ernst Bormann was a flying instructor from 1 August 1925 to 30 September 1930, at the nascent Luftwaffe's covert aviation training center at Lipetsk, the Soviet Union.
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In 1934, after Hitler's rise to power, Ernst Bormann was commissioned as a captain in the Luftwaffe.
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Ernst Bormann was taken prisoner by the Soviet forces on 10 May 1945.
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Ernst Bormann returned from imprisonment in the Soviet Union in October 1955.
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Ernst Bormann earned a Doctorate before dying in Dusseldorf on 1 August 1960.