Vizefeldwebel Alfons Nagler, also Alfons Nagler, (born 4 August 1893, date of death unknown) was a World War I
flying ace
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credited with ten aerial victories.
[The Aerodrome website http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/germany/nagler.php Retrieved on 19 April 2010.]
Early life
Alfons Nagler was born on 4 August 1893 in
Ertingen,
Kingdom of Württemberg
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, the
German Empire. As part of his education, he trained as a mechanic. As a mechanic, he enlisted in the
Imperial German Air Service
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as a reservist on 4 October 1913.
World War I service
Nagler was in the reserves when World War I began. He served as a mechanic in FA 4 until 6 May 1915, when he reported for pilot training. Upon graduation, he was stationed with FA(A) 220 on the Russian Front on 8 October. He served with this unit until 27 September 1917. He then served with the fighter unit attached to FA(A) 220 until 10 December. Then he was transferred to Jasta Over-Ost. From there, he was forwarded on 26 March 1918 to
Jagdstaffel 74. When Jasta Over-Ost became
Jagdstaffel 81, Nagler rejoined them.
Between 27 May and 5 October 1918, he ran up a score of nine
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shot down.
By the time the war ended, he had earned not only the
Iron Cross
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, but two
Austro-Hungarian medals and one from
Baden
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History
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.
Sources of information
References
*''Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps 1914 - 1918'' Norman L. R. Franks, et al. Grub Street, 1993. , .
1893 births
Year of death missing
German World War I flying aces
Military personnel from Baden-Württemberg
People from Biberach (district)
Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914), 1st class
Luftstreitkräfte personnel
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