Gerhard Fieseler

31 July 2000, 04:51 AM

I am searching family info on

Gerhard Fieseler to further my family history tree. Any information reguarding his family would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

31 July 2000, 10:47 AM

Hi,

Try this URL

http://209.235.66.44/WW1/Germans/Pilots/Fieseler.htm

V/R,
David Johnson

31 July 2000, 02:24 PM

Thanks for the info- the photos were great!

Kirk · 1 August 2000, 01:37 PM

From What I recall Fieseler was 101 when he died not 91 as is indicated in the website listed above.
Regards

1 August 2000, 04:27 PM

I have a letter from his "estate" in Germany regarding info on Gerhard, they told me his birthday was 1896, and death date as 9-01-1987. That would make him 91. Do you think I should investigate this further? Do perhaps you know any personal history on him?

rammjaeger · 2 August 2000, 07:40 AM

The book "Wegbereiter deutscher Luftgeltung" ((1941) deals on page 96 to 120 with Fieseler and gives the following data:
Born 15.April 1896 in Glesch (Regierungsbezirk Köln), oldest of 11 children. 1910-1914 he learned the job of a printer and a business man.
In WWI he achieved 19 confirmed victories. Three (not two) stayed unconfirmed (nickname: TIGER). His awards were:
Goldenes Militärverdinestkreuz, Iron Cross I. and II.class, Austrian bravery medal in Silver, Bulgarian bravery cross I., II., III., and IV.class and Pilots badge. Additional he got the Olympic badge II.class (maybe in the 30s).
After the war he was leading the enterprise of his father (print and paper) in Eschweiler (Rheinland). 1926 he gave his job away and started to fly again. He was teacher and partner in the airplane factory of Raab & Katzenstein in Kassel. He became repeatedly champion of Germany, Europe and the world with his brilliant art of flying in the following years. In 1932 he founded an own little airplane factory, changed the name 19139 in "Gerhard Fieseler Werke GmbH". He produced civil and military airplanes including the famous "Storch".

Dark spot: His enterprise was two times awarded as "Nationalsozialistischer Musterbetrieb".

rammjaeger · 2 August 2000, 08:10 AM

Sorry Deborah,
after the evening meal I realised I forgot to translate some terms:

"Wegbereiter deutscher Luftgeltung" = "Pioneer of German Air Recognition" (maybe better: Air Power).

Birth town Glesch, in other (newer) sources Bonn. I assume Glesch is part of Bonn today but did not check that.

The exact translation for "Goldenes Militärverdienstkreuz" escaped me but maybe another forumitee can help here.

"Nationalsozialistischer Musterbetrieb" = Nationalsocialist model firm.

rammjaeger · 2 August 2000, 08:41 AM

"Golden Military Merite Cross"! I did not see this page:

http://theaerodrome.com/medals/germa...ssia/gmmc.html

Frank_Olynyk · 2 August 2000, 02:15 PM

Fieseler wrote an autobiography, in German and never translated into English. From the Library of Congress online catalog: Meine Bahn am Himmel : d. Erbauer d. Fieseler Storch u.d. V 1 erzählt sein Leben /

Gerhard Fieseler.
München : Bertelsmann, 1979.
315 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Not a lot on World War 1; most of it is concerned with the between wars period, and WW2.

Frank.