Friedrich von Arnauld de la Perière (17 June 1888 in Breslau – 12 October 1969 in

Friedrichshafen Friedrichshafen ( or ; Low Alemannic: ''Hafe'' or ''Fridrichshafe'') is a city on the northern shoreline of Lake Constance (the ''Bodensee'') in Southern Germany, near the borders of both Switzerland and Austria. It is the district capital (''K ...

) was a German aviator and

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of the

Luftwaffe The Luftwaffe () was the aerial warfare, aerial-warfare branch of the before and during World War II. German Empire, Germany's military air arms during World War I, the of the Imperial German Army, Imperial Army and the of the Imperial Ge ...

. He dropped the first bombs on England in

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Websites

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References

1888 births 1969 deaths Imperial German Navy personnel of World War I Reichsmarine personnel German World War I pilots Lieutenant generals of the Luftwaffe German people of French descent {{Germany-airforce-bio-stub