Allegiance Germany Name Reinhold Jorke Awards Iron Cross First Class | Rank Offizierstellvertreter Service/branch Aviation | |
Unit Jagdstaffel 12, Jagdstaffel 13, Jagdstaffel 39 | ||
Offizierstellvertreter (Warrant Officer) Reinhold Jörke was a World War I flying ace credited with 14 confirmed aerial victories.
Biography
He was posted to Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 12 on 27 February 1917, and scored his first victory with them on 24 March 1917 by downing British ace Cyril Lowe. Jörke ran up nine victories by 18 September 1917. He then switched to Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 13, and scored a single win, his tenth, with them, on 21 February 1918. In June 1918, he was posted to Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 39 as it returned from Italy. He lasted out the war with them, scoring four more victories in August and September 1918.
References
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