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Herbert Knappe
Leutnant Herbert Wilhelm Franz Knappe was a German flying ace during World War I. He was credited with nine confirmed aerial victories while fighting on both the Eastern Front (World War I), Russian Front and Western Front (World War I), Western Front. World War I service Herbert Wilhelm Franz Knappe was born in Kłodzko, Glatz i. Schl. on 18 January 1891. Knappe joined the ''Luftstreitkräfte'' in September 1914. He was commissioned ''Leutnant'' on 17 May 1916. He scored his first victory the following month, on 5 June, while flying with ''Feld-Fleiger Abteilung 21''. He used an Albatros D.II to down a Russian airplane. His second triumph would not come for almost two years. From '' Feldflieger Abteilung 21'' (Field Flier Detachment 21), Knappe would be posted to ''Jagdstaffel Ober-Ost'' (Upper East Fighter Squadron), then on to join ''Jagdstaffel 81'' (Fighter Squadron 81) in France. He began 1918 with receipt of the House Order of Hohenzollern on 9 January. On 31 May 1918, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kłodzko
Kłodzko (; cz, Kladsko; german: Glatz; la, Glacio) is a historic town in south-western Poland, in the region of Lower Silesia. It is situated in the centre of the Kłodzko Valley, on the Eastern Neisse river. Kłodzko is the seat of Kłodzko County (and of the rural Gmina Kłodzko, although the town itself is a separate urban gmina), and is situated in Lower Silesian Voivodeship. With 26,845 inhabitants (2019), Kłodzko is the main commercial centre as well as an important transport and tourist node for the area. For its historical monuments it is sometimes referred to as "Little Prague" ( pl, Mała Praga, german: Klein-Prag). It was established as a settlement in the 10th century, and is one of the oldest towns in Poland, having been granted city rights in 1233. Culturally and traditionally a part of Bohemia, administratively it has been a part of Silesia since 1763. History Prehistory The area of present-day Kłodzko has been populated at least since the 1st century BC. Ther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
