1. Raoul Stojsavljevic was an Austro-Hungarian World War I flying ace credited with ten aerial victories.
12 Facts About Raoul Stojsavljevic
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Raoul Stojsavljevic attended a military middle school before he graduated from the Theresian Military Academy on 18 August 1908 and commissioned a leutnant in Feldjaegerbataillon No 21.
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Raoul Stojsavljevic was awarded the Bronze Military Merit Medal on 11 September 1914.
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Raoul Stojsavljevic was then assigned to Flik 13 as a recce pilot, senior pilot, and second in command in late November 1914.
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Raoul Stojsavljevic was then transferred to the Italian Front to serve with Flik 17.
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Raoul Stojsavljevic was promoted to Hauptmann on 1 September 1915, and transferred to Flik 17.
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Raoul Stojsavljevic then requested permission to train as a fighter pilot.
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Raoul Stojsavljevic gained further experience and training in fighter tactics with Jagdstaffel 6 on the Western Front during May 1917, though he scored no victories there.
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Raoul Stojsavljevic was appointed to command his old alma mater, the officers' school in Wiener-Neustadt.
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Raoul Stojsavljevic served in the Volkswehr and Flugpolizei until 1921.
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Raoul Stojsavljevic made an attempt to start commercial air service between Vienna and Budapest, but was closed down by the Allied Control Commission.
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Raoul Stojsavljevic returned to Feldjaegerbataillon No 21 as a major in 1922.